Fabaceae
Astragalus stella
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Synonyms
- Astragalus ambiguus (Rouy) Sennen
- Astragalus arenicola Pomel
- Astragalus asterias subsp. polyactinus (Hochr.) Greuter
- Astragalus castroviejoi Talavera & Sánchez-Gómez
- Astragalus cruciatus var. algeriensis Širj.
- Astragalus cruciatus var. canariensis Širj.
- Astragalus cruciatus var. polyactinus Hochr.
- Astragalus hamatus Lam. ex Willk. & Lange
- Astragalus polyactinus Boiss.
- Astragalus radiatus Steven
- Astragalus sesameus var. ambiguus Rouy
- Astragalus sinaicus var. pedunculatus Pamp.
- Astragalus stella var. acutifolia DC.
- Astragalus stella var. acutifolius DC.
- Astragalus stella var. minor Sennen & Pau
- Astragalus stellatus Lam.
- Astragalus tribuloides var. arenicola (Pomel) Murb.
- Astragalus tribuloides var. medians Maire
- Astragalus tribuloides var. platycarpus Pamp.
- Stella radiata Fourr.
- Tragacantha acutifolia (DC.) Kuntze
- Tragacantha stella (L.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FruitPhoto: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: jacinta lluch valero, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: lalolalolin, 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: Emmanuel Cosson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jorge Íñiguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Emmanuel Cosson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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); 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.