Fabaceae

Astragalus glaux L.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus

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Astragalus glaux (Astragalus glaux) — FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: حشيشة الحليب
arz: حشيشة الحليب

Synonyms

Astragaloides glaux (L.) Moench
Astragalus capitatus Lam.
Astragalus clusii Bubani
Astragalus glauciformis Pomel
Astragalus glaux var. brevipes Lange
Astragalus glaux var. glauciformis (Pomel) Batt.
Astragalus glaux var. granadinus (Pau) Fern.Casas
Astragalus glaux var. granatensis Pau
Astragalus glaux var. macrocephalus Alleiz.
Astragalus glaux var. purpureus Maire
Astragalus glaux var. rostratus Ball
Astragalus granadinus Pau
Astragalus granatensis Lange
Astragalus hypoglottis Desf.
Astragalus mauritanicus Steven
Astragalus procumbens Mill.
Hypoglottis glaux (L.) Fourr.
Tragacantha glaux (L.) Kuntze
Tragacantha mauritanica (Steven) Kuntze

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernd De Bosscher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Jorge Íñiguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Heiko Hentschel, CC0, 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.