Fabaceae

Astragalus alopecurus Pall.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus

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Astragalus alopecurus (Astragalus alopecurus) — FlowerPhoto: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Bulgarian: Алпийско сграбиче, Централноалпийски клин
Chinese: 狐尾黄耆, 狐尾黄芪, 狐尾黄蓍, 金毛脬萼黄芪
Russian: Астрагал лисохвостный, Астрагал лисохвостовидный

Synonyms

Astragalus alopecians K.Koch ex Bunge
Astragalus alopecuroides Ledeb.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. alopecurus (Pall.) Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. caucasicus Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. elongatus Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. gallicus Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. intermedius Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. ispirensis Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. ledebourii Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. pallasianus Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. robustus Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. saussureanus Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides f. willdenowii Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides var. hookeri Pamp.
Astragalus alopecuroides var. winterlii Pamp.
Astragalus alopecurus var. maximus (Willd.) Trautv.
Astragalus alopecurus var. pallasianus Trautv.
Astragalus centralpinus Braun-Blanq.
Astragalus dasysemius (D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews) Pon
Astragalus dasysemius (D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews) Ponert
Astragalus dzhawakheticus Bordz.
Astragalus maximus Willd.
Astragalus maximus var. dasysemius D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews
Astragalus maximus var. oblongiceps Manden.
Tragacantha alopecurus (Pall.) Kuntze
Tragacantha maxima (Willd.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 36 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Benoit NABHOLZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: ks1v, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Sergey Basalaev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Maria Kohanovskaya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.