Astragalus onobrychis L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Astragalus// Astragalus onobrychis L.

Variability: Astragalus onobrychis L. var. cholorocarpus f. cholorocarpus.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to West Siberia, Mediterranean to Northwest Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Grassland, pastures, rocks and rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Spring-summer (MAY, JUN,JUL).

Astragalus onobrychis  – habitat. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – habit in habitat. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – habit in fruiting stage. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – inflorescences. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – inflorescences. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – flowers. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – spent inflorescence with pods. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – fruiting inflorescence with pods. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – pods. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – fruiting inflorescence with pods. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Astragalus onobrychis  – leaves. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Astragalus onobrychis L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:478980-1 [Accessed 02.07.2021].

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