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Astragalus hamosus L.

European milkvetch (en), Astragale en hameçon (fr), Astragale à gousses en hameçon (fr), Astragale à crochets (fr), Astragale à fruits en hameçon (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

A medium sized annual herb. The leaflets are in 9-11 pairs. The flowers are 7-8 mm long. The hairs are T-shaped. The pods are narrow and sickle shaped. The fruit appear like worms. They are 20-50 mm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.45
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.55
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry grassland. Semidesert areas in foothills and the low montane belt, on clay, loess, sand and rock debris.
More
It is a temperate plant. It grows along roadsides and in rocky places.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The seeds and pods are eaten fresh.
Uses animal food coffee substitute environmental use forage medicinal social use
Edible fruits pods seeds
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Common cold (unspecified), Demulcents (unspecified), Emollients (unspecified), Galactogogues (unspecified), Counterirritant (unspecified), Kidney diseases (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Nervous system diseases (unspecified), Splenic diseases (unspecified), Diuretics (whole plant), Galactogogues (whole plant), Headache (whole plant), Laxatives (whole plant), Menstruation-inducing agents (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Habit

Astragalus hamosus habit picture by John Walsh (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus hamosus habit picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus hamosus habit picture by j B (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Astragalus hamosus leaf picture by ronchi marta (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus hamosus leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus hamosus leaf picture by Bart van Ulden (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Astragalus hamosus flower picture by Mehmet Basbag (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus hamosus flower picture by Bart van Ulden (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus hamosus flower picture by Emmanuel Torquebiau (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Astragalus hamosus fruit picture by zmei (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus hamosus fruit picture by Jordan Galli (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus hamosus fruit picture by j B (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Astragalus hamosus world distribution map, present in Albania, United Arab Emirates, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Malta, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:24941-2
WFO ID wfo-0000212512
COL ID HY4H
BDTFX ID 8088
INPN ID 84846
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Astragalus taeckholmianus Astragalus embergeri Astragalus aegyptiacus Astragalus ancistron Astragalus arnoceras Astragalus buceras Astragalus brachyceras Astragalus oncocarpus Astragalus paui Tragacantha hamosa Tragacantha buceras Tragacantha brachyceras Astragalus hamosus f. falcatus Hamosa astragalus Ankylobus hamosus Astragalus dorcoceras Astragalus volubilitanus Astragalus hamosus subsp. brachyceras Astragalus hamosus var. brachyceras Astragalus hamosus var. brevipes Astragalus hamosus var. brevipes Astragalus hamosus var. macrocarpus Astragalus hamosus var. microcarpus Astragalus hamosus var. multiflorus Astragalus hamosus var. pumilus Astragalus hamosus var. subcurvatus Astragalus hamosus var. volubilitanus Astragalus hamosus var. buceras Astragalus hamosus var. ancistron Astragalus hamosus subsp. embergeri Astragalus stribrnyi Astragalus hamosus f. macrocarpus Astragalus hamosus subsp. verus Astragalus hamosus
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