Astragalus glycyphyllos, L

43. A. glycyphyllos L View in CoL „ Sp. Pl. 758 (1753).

Stems 30-100 (-150) cm, procumbent. Leaves 10-20 cm; leaflets (3—)4—6(—7) pairs, ovate or broadly elliptical, obtuse, often apiculate, sparsely appressed-hairy beneath, glabrous above; stipules 15-20 mm, lanceolate. Peduncles usually less than | as long as leaves; racemes oblong, dense, with many, suberect flowers. Calyx 5-6 mm, glabrous or with black hairs on the teeth; teeth as long as tube. Corolla pale cream; standard 11-15 mm, emarginate. Legume 30-40 x 4-5 mm, linear-oblong, slightly curved, slightly compressed laterally, glabrous. 2« =16. Most o f Europe except the extreme north, but mainly on mountains in the south. Al Au Be Br Bu Co Cz D a *Fe Ga Ge G r Hb He Ho Hs Hu It Ju Lu No Po Rm Rs (B, C, W, K, E) Su Tu.