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Astragalus boeticus (Yellow Milk Vetch) |
Astragalus boeticus (FABACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Astragalus boeticus L.
Published in L., Sp. Pl.758 (1753) | Synonyms : |
Basionym or principal synonym:
Astragalus baeticus
Full list of synonyms :
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[ Catalogue of Life ]
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Plant Family : | Fabaceae (=Leguminosae) The Pea Family 106 Fabaceae species recorded from Malta.
Lindl. | English name(s) : | Yellow Milk Vetch | Maltese name(s) : | Kafe' Messikan | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common Common
Frequent Scarce Rare
Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (Annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-May | Colour of Flowers: | Lilac, White and Cream |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Sandy places. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Stems up to 60 cm, erect. Leaves 5-20 cm; leaflets 10-15 pairs narrowly oblong to oblong-obovate, truncate or emarginate, sparsely hairy beneath, glabrous above, rarely some hairs medifixed. Peduncles ½ as long as leaves; racemes dense, with 5-15 flowers. Calyx 5-7 mm, the teeth as long as tube. Corolla yellow; standard 12-14 mm; wings longer than keel. Legume 20-40 × (5-)7-8 mm, oblong, triangular in transverse section, grooved beneath; beak hooked; valves keeled, with short, appressed hairs. |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region, S. Portugal. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
the Balaeric Islands, Corse, Crete, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Greece, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
AE(G) Ag Al Bl Ca Co Cr Cy Eg Ga(F) Gr Hs(S) Ir It Jo Ju Le Lu Ma Md Sa Si(M S) Sn Sy Tn Tu(A) |
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