| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus vesiculosus Clos |
| Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 2: 120 (1847) |
| Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2300-4000m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, leaflets crowded, glaucous, elliptic, grey lanate, flowers 6-15, ca. 8mm long, in raceme, pod spherical, ventricose, 15-25mm in diam., papery |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus meyenianus Speg. Astragalus meyenianus var. paucifoliolatus Hicken Astragalus nubigenus (Meyen ex Vogel) Taub. Astragalus rupestris Reiche Phaca bustilosi Phil. Phaca nubigena Meyen ex Vogel Tragacantha andina Kuntze Tragacantha nubigena (Meyen ex Vogel) Kuntze Tragacantha vesiculosa (Clos) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |