| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus micranthellus Wedd. |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 262 (1861) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | shortly grey hirsute, leaflets 6-8 pairs, 2-5mm long, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, flowers in short raceme, corolla 3-4mm long, calyx campanulate, lobes subulate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus capitellus Britton Astragalus patancanus Ulbr. Tragacantha arequipensis var. minima Kuntze Tragacantha arequipensis var. tenuifolia Kuntze Tragacantha micranthella (Wedd.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |