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.
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