Astragalus onobrychis L.

Fausse Esparcette (fr), Astragale esparcette (fr), Astragale sainfoin (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.25-0.55m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.55
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 c3

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Astragalus onobrychis habit picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus onobrychis habit picture by Rohweder Karsten (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Astragalus onobrychis leaf picture by Noah Weber (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus onobrychis leaf picture by Martine CHAPUIS (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus onobrychis leaf picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Astragalus onobrychis flower picture by Martine CHAPUIS (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus onobrychis flower picture by руслан застава (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus onobrychis flower picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Astragalus onobrychis world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Ecuador, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:478980-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212540
COL ID 5W7QY
BDTFX ID 8131
INPN ID 84876
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Astragalus trichocarpus Astragalus varnensis Astragalus borysthenicus Macrosema onobrychis Astragalus goktschaicus Astragalus sofianus Tragacantha onobrychis Astragalus chlorocarpus Astragalus pancicii Astragalus rochelianus Astragalus skorpili Astragalus pseudohirsutus Astragalus dacicus Astragalus banaticus Astragalus moldavicus Astragalus chaldiranicus Astragalus kitianus Astragalus rasmontii Astragalus tragoides Astragalus longiflorus Astragalus pseudo-onobrychis Astragalus atrocarpus Astragalus kosmaljanicus Astragalus psedonobrychis Astragalus troizkii Astragalus hybridus Astragalus purpurascens Astragalus chlorocarpus f. albiflorus Astragalus onobrychis f. albiflorus Astragalus onobrychis f. brevifoliatus Astragalus onobrychis f. grandiflorus Astragalus onobrychis f. kraljevensis Astragalus onobrychis f. major Astragalus linearifolius Astragalus pseudohirtus Astragalus tragacanthoides Astragalus arenarius var. multijugus Astragalus onobrychis var. albiflorus Astragalus onobrychis var. alpinus Astragalus onobrychis var. banaticus Astragalus onobrychis var. brevifoliatus Astragalus onobrychis var. chlorocapus Astragalus onobrychis var. linearifolius Astragalus onobrychis var. multijugus Astragalus onobrychis var. rigidus Astragalus onobrychis var. rochelianus Astragalus onobrychis var. skorpili Astragalus onobrychis var. sofianus Astragalus onobrychis var. stenophyllus Astragalus onobrychis var. varnensis Astragalus onobrychis var. wagneri Astragalus onobrychis subsp. goktschaicus Astragalus onobrychis f. leucanthus Astragalus onobrychis f. microphyllus Astragalus onobrychis f. moldavicus Astragalus onobrychis var. ernesti-mayeri Astragalus onobrychis subsp. banaticus Astragalus onobrychis subsp. dacicus Astragalus onobrychis subsp. wagneri Astragalus onobrychis var. gilliattii Astragalus onobrychis var. maximus Astragalus onobrychis var. microphyllus Astragalus onobrychis var. microphyllus Astragalus onobrychis var. moldavicus Astragalus onobrychis var. purpurascens Astragalus onobrychis var. stipulaceus Astragalus onobrychis

Lower taxons

Astragalus onobrychis Astragalus onobrychis var. major Astragalus onobrychis var. major