Astragalus pelecinus (L.) Barneby

Spice In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Astragalus

Sinònims: Biserrula pelecinus L.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Therophytic silicolous fields. Therophytic silicicolous fields.

Characteristics: This Leguminosae is unmistakable when it bears fruit: the fruit is a flat pod with a sinuate or dentate margin. The leaves are divided into many leaflets; one of which is terminal (odd-pinnate leaf). Its flowers are small and are found on a leaf-stalk. It lives in small meadows of annual plants in siliceous soils.