Astragalus hamosus
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Hay and silage; pasture and fodder for livestock.
- Green manure and cover-crop biomass; soil-improvement legume in mixed leys.
Industrial and craft applications:
- No established industrial products are recorded; plant is grown primarily as a forage/soil-improvement crop.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- No established food uses are recorded.
Colorants and tanning:
- No established use is recorded.
Wood and fiber:
- No established use is recorded.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
- No established use is recorded.
Properties relevant to use:
- Perennial legume with N2-fixing nodules; biomass contributes to soil organic matter and fertility.
- Seeds contain protein (approximately 20–28%) and non-starch polysaccharides, providing a high-nitrogen fodder with moderate digestible energy.
- Crude protein and dry-matter yields reported in Mediterranean trials; performance varies by cultivar, environment, and harvest stage.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Grown in dryland Mediterranean cropping and rangeland systems; fixed nitrogen reduces fertilizer requirements in mixed leys.
- Seed/planting material available from regional forage breeders; agronomic recommendations and cultivar evaluations published for Mediterranean environments.
- As with many Astragalus species, the plant can contain swainsonine; in livestock management, grazing should be balanced with non-toxic forages to avoid potential toxicity.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Astragalus hamosus var. brachyceras | (Ledeb.) Ledeb. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | european milkvetch |
| Spanish | ankylobus hamosus |
| Spanish | anzuelos |
| Spanish | hamosa astragalus |
| Spanish | hedisaro |
| Spanish | securidaca menor |
| Spanish | tragacantha brachyceras |
| Spanish | tragacantha buceras |
| Spanish | tragacantha hamosa |
| Arabic | العجفة |
| Arabic | عجفة |
| Arabic | عجفه |
| Arabic | قتاد خطافي |
| Bulgarian | извито сграбиче |
| French | astragale à gousses en hameçon |
| French | astragale en hameçon |
| Kabyle | timeṛṛeẓṛaz |
| Slovenian | kljukastolistni grahovec |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
No distribution data was extracted from POWO/KEW yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000212512 |
| UNII | 39HRQ815UI |
| USDA Plants | ASHA13 |
| INPN | 84846 |
| Flora of Italy | 2343 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477735-1 |
| The Plant List | ild-7589 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 626803 |
| Observations.org | 127573 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 20414 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0200001854 |
| IPNI | 24941-2 |
| iNaturalist | 451067 |
| GBIF | 5342681 |
| EPPO | ASAHA |
| EOL | 703067 |
| Elurikkus | 521770 |
| USDA GRIN | 5795 |
| Wikipedia | Astragalus_hamosus |
| PFAF | Astragalus hamosus |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids | |||||
| Eicosanoic Acid | 10467 | Click to see | 312.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| Myristic Acid | 11005 | Click to see | 228.37 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| Oleic Acid | 445639 | Click to see | 282.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| Palmitic Acid | 985 | Click to see | 256.42 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| Palmitoleic Acid | 445638 | Click to see CCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O | 254.41 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| Stearic Acid | 5281 | Click to see | 284.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Medium-chain fatty acids | |||||
| Lauric Acid | 3893 | Click to see | 200.32 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alanine and derivatives | |||||
| D-Alanine | 71080 | Click to see | 89.09 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| L-Alanine | 5950 | Click to see | 89.09 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids / L-alpha-amino acids | |||||
| L-Arginine | 6322 | Click to see | 174.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| L-Norleucine | 21236 | Click to see CCCCC(C(=O)O)N | 131.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| L-ornithine | 6262 | Click to see C(CC(C(=O)O)N)CN | 132.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Histidine and derivatives | |||||
| Histidine | 6274 | Click to see C1=C(NC=N1)CC(C(=O)O)N | 155.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Isoleucine and derivatives | |||||
| l-Isoleucine | 6306 | Click to see CCC(C)C(C(=O)O)N | 131.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Methionine and derivatives | |||||
| D-Methionine | 84815 | Click to see CSCCC(C(=O)O)N | 149.21 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| Methionine | 6137 | Click to see CSCCC(C(=O)O)N | 149.21 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Tyrosine and derivatives | |||||
| Levodopa | 6047 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)N)O)O | 197.19 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides | |||||
| D-(-)-Fructose | 5984 | Click to see | 180.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| D-Fructose | 2723872 | Click to see | 180.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Hexoses | |||||
| D-Glucose | 5793 | Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)O)O)O)O)O | 180.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
| D(+)-Glucose | 107526 | Click to see C(C(C(C(C(C=O)O)O)O)O)O | 180.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50075A009 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |