Astragalus depressus L.

Astragale prostré (fr), Astragale déprimé (fr), Astragale nain (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.05-0.15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Astragalus depressus leaf picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus depressus leaf picture by claire casals (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Astragalus depressus flower picture by Gaétan MILET (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus depressus flower picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus depressus flower picture by johan ducros (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Astragalus depressus world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, and Romania

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477110-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212480
COL ID 67VNR
BDTFX ID 74984
INPN ID 84831
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tragacantha depressa Astragalus leucophaeus Astragalus helminthocarpus Tragacantha leucophaea Astragalus bonannianus Craccina leucophaea Astragalus bonanni Astragalus depressus Craccina depressa Astragalus bonannii Astragalus chionophyllus Astragalus depressus var. bonannii Astragalus depressus var. ioleucus Astragalus depressus var. helminthocarpus Astragalus depressus var. hirtus Astragalus depressus var. leucophaeus Astragalus depressus var. medius Astragalus depressus var. tasheliensis Astragalus depressus subsp. depressus Astragalus depressus f. helminthocarpus Astragalus depressus f. leucophaeus Astragalus depressus subsp. bonannii Astragalus depressus