Fabaceae
Astragalus asper
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Czech
- Kozinec drsný
- Hungarian
- Érdes csüdfű
Synonyms
- Astragalus asper f. karpatii Soó
- Astragalus asper var. leucotrichus Săvul. & Rayss
- Astragalus chloranthus Pall.
- Pedina aspera (Jacq.) Steven
- Phaca aspera (Jacq.) Medik.
- Solenotus asper Steven
- Tragacantha aspera (Jacq.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 49 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: thomas_oswald, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alpinrat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Annamária Czeglédi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rolland Kern, CC0, from iNaturalist Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: pock, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.