Aleppo Milk-vetch / قَتَاد حلب /

قعفا /

Astragalus aleppicus Boiss.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
February to May
Seed collection period
June to July

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Cream
  • White
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Compound
  • Pinnate
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Astragalus
Family
Fabaceae
Wikidata item
Q15507530
GBIF Item
Astragalus aleppicus Boiss. (5345718)

References

  1. Makhoul É. (2012). Les Astragales. À la découverte de la Flore libanaise. Presses de l’Université Sa
  2. Astragalus aleppicus Boiss. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-06-16.

Citation

Astragalus aleppicus Boiss. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/815 accessed via barari.org on 3/20/2026.

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