Fabaceae
Astragalus spinosus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- قتاد شوكي, الجداد, جداد
- Hebrew
- קדד משולחף
Synonyms
- Astragalus armatus var. libycus Pamp.
- Astragalus forskahlei Boiss.
- Astragalus forskahlii Boiss.
- Astragalus kneuckeri Freyn
- Astragalus microthamnus Boiss. & Hausskn.
- Astragalus rauwolfii Vahl
- Astragalus scorpius Boiss.
- Astragalus spinosus f. aegyptiacus Bornm.
- Astragalus spinosus f. palaestinus Bornm.
- Astragalus spinosus var. hamrinensis Eig
- Astragalus spinosus var. kneuckeri (Freyn) Täckh. & Boulos
- Astragalus tumidus Willd.
- Colutea spinosa Forssk.
- Saccocalyx tumidus Steven
- Tragacantha forskaolii Kuntze
- Tragacantha microthamna (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze
- Tragacantha scorpius (Boiss.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- February (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Gidip, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.