Astragalus glaux, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 114

26. A. glaux L. , Sp. Pl. 759 (1753)

(incl. A. granatensis Lange , non Lam.).

Stems 5-30 cm, robust, ascending. Leaves 3-5 cm; leaflets 12-15 pairs, linear- to obovate-oblong, hairy beneath, glabrous or subglabrous above. Peduncles | as long as or up to a little longer than leaves, sparsely to densely hairy with appressed or patent hairs; racemes globose, with many flowers. Calyx c. 5 mm, the teeth as long as tube. Corolla purplish; standard 10-12 mm. Legume 5-8 mm, ovoid-trigonous, sulcate beneath, hard, white-villous; beak short, hooked. Dry pastures. S. W. Europe. Ga Hs Lu.