Taxonomy: Fam.Fabaceae// Genus: Astragalus// Species: Astragalus hamosus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Pakistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open habitats- grasslands and pastures.
Flowering period: Spring- early summer: MAY, JUN.
Astragalus hamosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – pods. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – pods. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – pods. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – leaf with leaflets (adaxial side). Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – leaf with leaflets (abaxial side). Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – leaflets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – stem, leaf rachis and stipules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – stem, leaf rachis and stipules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – flowering and fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – inflorescence with spent flowers and pods at different stage of development. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – pods. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus hamosus – leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. 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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