Astragalus asterias

Astragalus asterias

Astragalus asterias is an annual milkvetch with small violet flowers. the flowers are borne on long peduncles. the fruits are legumen, set together to shape a star.
Astragalus asterias  Astragalus asterias,Geotagged,Israel,Winter

Distribution

from Lybia in the west to Pakistan in the east and the Caucasus in the north.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAstragalus
SpeciesAstragalus asterias
Photographed in
Israel