Fabaceae
European milkvetch
Astragalus hamosus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- European milkvetch
Synonyms
- Ankylobus hamosus (L.) Steven
- Astragalus aegyptiacus Mill.
- Astragalus ancistron Pomel
- Astragalus ancocarpus Pomel
- Astragalus arnoceras Bunge
- Astragalus austriacus Delarbre
- Astragalus brachybius Steven
- Astragalus brachyceras Ledeb.
- Astragalus buceras Willd.
- Astragalus dorcoceras Bunge
- Astragalus embergeri Jahand., Maire & Weiller
- Astragalus hamosus f. falcatus Pamp.
- Astragalus hamosus f. macrocarpus (DC.) Fiori
- Astragalus hamosus subsp. brachyceras (Ledeb.) Batt.
- Astragalus hamosus subsp. embergeri (Jahand., Maire & Weiller) Maire
- Astragalus hamosus var. ancistron (Pomel) Batt.
- Astragalus hamosus var. brachyceras (Ledeb.) Ledeb.
- Astragalus hamosus var. brevipes Lange
- Astragalus hamosus var. brevipes Faure & Maire
- Astragalus hamosus var. buceras (Willd.) Rouy
- Astragalus hamosus var. macrocarpus DC.
- Astragalus hamosus var. microcarpus Zohary
- Astragalus hamosus var. multiflorus Griseb.
- Astragalus hamosus var. pumilus Parsa
- Astragalus hamosus var. subcurvatus Pau
- Astragalus hamosus var. uniflorus Gren.
- Astragalus hamosus var. volubilitanus (Braun-Blanq. & Maire) Maire
- Astragalus oncocarpus Pomel
- Astragalus paui Loscos
- Astragalus sericeus Willd.
- Astragalus stribrnyi Velen.
- Astragalus taeckholmianus Oppenh.
- Astragalus volubilitanus Braun-Blanq. & Maire
- Hamaria uncinata Fourr.
- Hamosa astragalus Medik.
- Tragacantha arnoceras (Bunge) Kuntze
- Tragacantha brachyceras (Ledeb.) Kuntze
- Tragacantha buceras (Willd.) Kuntze
- Tragacantha dorcoceras (Bunge) Kuntze
- Tragacantha hamosa (L.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 112 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: M. B., CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dyhia YOUSFI, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zidat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jm cc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: javier_bio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: aurelio leña, 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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.