Astragalus echinatus Murray

Astragale hérissé d'aiguillons (fr), Astragale épineux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Leaf

Astragalus echinatus leaf picture by André Hyvrier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Astragalus echinatus flower picture by André Hyvrier (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Astragalus echinatus world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Mauritania, Portugal, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477251-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212483
COL ID HXKJ
BDTFX ID 8074
INPN ID 84834
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Astragalus echinatus Astragalus dasyglottis Tragacantha pentaglottis Astragalus pentaglottis Astragalus cristatus Astragalus pentaglottis f. rostratus Glottis pentaglottis Glottis echinata Astragalus stenorrhinus Astragalus echinatus var. pentaglottis Astragalus echinatus var. stenorrhinus