Astragalus spinosus
A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
- Species
- Astragalus spinosus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1908
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Astragalus spinosus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Astragalus armatus var. libycusName author: Pamp.
- Astragalus forskahleiName author: Boiss.
- Astragalus forskahliiName author: Boiss.
- Astragalus kneuckeriName author: Freyn
- Astragalus microthamnusName author: Boiss. & Hausskn.
- Astragalus rauwolfiiName author: Vahl
- Astragalus scorpiusName author: Boiss.
- Astragalus spinosus f. aegyptiacusName author: Bornm.
- Astragalus spinosus f. palaestinusName author: Bornm.
- Astragalus spinosus var. hamrinensisName author: Eig
- Astragalus spinosus var. kneuckeriName author: (Freyn) Täckh. & Boulos
- Astragalus tumidusName author: Willd.
- Colutea spinosaName author: Forssk.
- Saccocalyx tumidusName author: Steven
- Tragacantha forskaoliiName author: Kuntze
- Tragacantha microthamnaName author: (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze
- Tragacantha scorpiusName author: (Boiss.) Kuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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