Astragalus incanus L.

Astragale blanchâtre (fr), Astragale blanchi (fr), Astragale blanc (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 epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.02
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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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) 5-9

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

Habit

Astragalus incanus habit picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus incanus habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus incanus habit picture by Bubz Pinson (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Astragalus incanus leaf picture by Benito Soto Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus incanus leaf picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus incanus leaf picture by Michel Michel MONTEIL (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Astragalus incanus flower picture by michel rap (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus incanus flower picture by Salvador Baselga Gimeno (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus incanus flower picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Astragalus incanus fruit picture by Benito Soto Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus incanus fruit picture by Benito Soto Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus incanus fruit picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Astragalus incanus world distribution map, present in Spain, France, and Portugal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477929-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212518
COL ID HYB6
BDTFX ID 74988
INPN ID 84853
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Astragalus nivelleanus Astragalus antiatlanticus Proselias incanus Tragacantha incurva Tragacantha incana Podochrea incana Astragalus barrelieri Astragalus incurvus Astragalus incanus subsp. incurvus Astragalus incanus var. barrelieri Astragalus incanus var. incurvus Astragalus incanus var. pinguefactus Astragalus incurvus var. brachyceras Astragalus incurvus var. pinguefactus Astragalus monspessulanus subsp. incurvus Astragalus incanus

Lower taxons

Astragalus incanus subsp. macrorhizus Astragalus incanus subsp. incanus Astragalus incanus subsp. nummularioides