Taxonomy: Fam.Fabaceae// Genus: Astragalus// Species: Astragalus glycyphyllos L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to West Siberia, Kazakhstan and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Edges of woods and forests, from the lowland up to the subalpine belt at c. 1500-1600 m altitude.
Flowering period: Spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Astragalus glycyphyllos – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – pods. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – pods. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – stem, leaf rachis, stipule and adaxial side of leaflet. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – inflorescence and leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – pods. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – habit. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – stems with pods. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – pods. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus glycyphyllos – leaves. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2020. 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.
