Astragalus monspessulanus L. subsp. gypsophilus Rouy

Spice In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Astragalus

Sinònims: Astragalus monspessulanus L. subsp. chlorocyaneus (Boiss. et Reut.) O. Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles et Ninot

Catalan common name: Herba de Sant Llorenç.

Spanish common name: Garbancillo de monte.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue.

Characteristics: Rosemary thickets, dry fields, rocky places-with preference for calcareous soils. An acualine perennial with a lignified trunk. The leaves are basal, imparpinnate, with 10-25 pairs of folioles and 7-30 cm in length. The flowers form glomerules and are variable in colour. (whitish or yellowish, partially greenish or pinkish).