Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus > Astragalus tragacanthaAstragalus tragacanthaSynonyms: Astragalus massiliensis; Astragalus massiliensis var. peduncularis; Astragalus massiliensis var. salvatoris; Astragalus salvatoris; Astragalus spinosissimus; Astragalus tragacantha vicentinus; Astragalus tragacanthus; Tragacantha massiliensis; Tragacantha vera (heterotypic) Astragalus tragacantha, commonly known as Astragale de Marseille or Coussin-de-belle-mère, is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae. The plant is about 10 to 25 cm in height with white, purple tinged flowers that bloom in April and March. Tragacantha grows in sandy soil around beaches and is native to France, Spain, and the Mediterranean. |
| Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [1] | Many members of this genus contain toxic glycosides; All species with edible seedpods can be distinguished by their fleshy round or oval seedpod that looks somewhat like a greengage; A number of species can also accumulate toxic levels of selenium when grown in soils that are relatively rich in that element; | | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | | Pollinators [1] | Bees, Lepidoptera | | Structure [1] | Shrub | | Usage [1] | Gum tragacanth is obtained from the stem (see above). It has a wide range of uses including:- a thickening agent in preparing dyes for calico printing, textile dyes and for dressing fabrics, it is also a thickener in making glues, water colours, ink (where it supplies a gloss), it is a binding agent in paper making, a culture medium in laboratories etc; |  | | Height [1] | 12 inches (0.3 m) |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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