Astragalus alopecurus Pall.

Astragale Vulpin (fr), Astragale vulpin (fr), Astragale queue-de-renard (fr), Queue-de-renard des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

Plants 50-90 cm tall. Stem up to 10 mm thick, with as­cending hairs. Leaves 20-30 cm; stipules 10-18 mm, hairy; petiole 1-3 cm, like rachis rather densely covered with as­cending hairs; leaflets in 17-27 pairs, ovate to elliptic, mostly 20-30 × 10-15 mm, abaxially sparsely hairy, adaxially gla­brous, apex obtuse. Racemes subsessile or with a peduncle up to 1 cm, ovoid to cylindric, 5-9.5 cm; bracts 10-20 mm, hairy. Calyx 12-19 mm, slightly inflated, spreading hairy; teeth 5-7 mm. Petals yellow, glabrous; standard elliptic, ca. 20 × 5-7 mm, rounded at apex; wings 18-20 mm; keel ca. 18 mm. Leg­umes ovoid, ca. 7 mm, ca. 4 mm high, densely hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Astragalus alopecurus habit picture by Patrick Carteret (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus alopecurus habit picture by Béatrice Escande (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Astragalus alopecurus leaf picture by Manuëlle (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus alopecurus leaf picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus alopecurus leaf picture by Béatrice Escande (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Astragalus alopecurus flower picture by Patrick Carteret (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus alopecurus flower picture by Manuëlle (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus alopecurus flower picture by Manuëlle (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Astragalus alopecurus fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus alopecurus fruit picture by garcia (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Astragalus alopecurus world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, France, Georgia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60452619-2
WFO ID wfo-0000213525
COL ID 5VVYP
BDTFX ID 8023
INPN ID 84791
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tragacantha maxima Astragalus centralpinus Astragalus dzhawakheticus Tragacantha alopecurus Astragalus dasysemius Astragalus alopecuroides f. alopecurus Astragalus maximus Astragalus alopecians Astragalus alopecurus var. pallasianus Astragalus alopecuroides var. winterlii Astragalus alopecuroides var. hookeri Astragalus alopecurus var. maximus Astragalus maximus var. dasysemius Astragalus maximus var. oblongiceps Astragalus alopecuroides var. typicus Astragalus alopecurus