Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Astragalus (Milkvetch)
Astragalus frigidus (L.) A. Gray - Pallid Milk Vetch
Astragalus penduliflorus Lam. - Mountain Lentil
Astragalus alpinus L. - Alpine Milk-Vetch
Astragalus sect. Craccina
Astragalus arenarius L. - Sand Milk Vetch
Astragalus sect. Glycyphyllus
Astragalus glycyphyllos L. - Wild Liquorice
Astragalus sect. Hemiphragmium
Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. - Southern Milk Vetch
Astragalus sect. Hypoglottidei
Astragalus cicer L. - Chick-Pea Milk-Vetch
Astragalus danicus Retz. - Purple Milk-Vetch
Astragalus sect. Myobroma
Astragalus exscapus L. - Stemless Milk Vetch
Astragalus sect. Onobrychium
Astragalus onobrychis L.
<ba>Maximal 20 cm tall</ba>. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba>spike-like to racemose</ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> with a (short) stalk, <ba><b>yellowish to whitish</b></ba>; <ba>keel-petals bluish-violet</ba>. <span class="v1">corolla:</span...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats
in nutrient-poor habitats