Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Southeast Europe and Turkey – Balkan Peninsula, Romania, European and Asiatic Turkey according to the Euro+Med PlantBase (ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) and Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Rocky terrains, grasslands, hill pastures.
Flowering period: Spring (MAR, APR).
Astragalus spruneri – habit in late winter – early spring at initiation of flowering. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus spruneri – habit in late winter – early spring at initiation of flowering. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus spruneri – habit at beginning of flowering. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – habit at beginning of flowering. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – habit during flowering. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – habit at full flowering. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – habit at full flowering. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – habit at full flowering. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – habit at full flowering. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – habit at end of flowering – beginning of fruiting stage. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – habit in fruiting stage. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – habit during fruiting stage. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – developing inflorescences with flower buds. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – developing inflorescence Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri -developing inflorescence Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri -developing inflorescence Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri -developing inflorescence Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – inflorescences. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – fruiting inflorescences. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – inflorescence with pods. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – inflorescence with pods. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri -leaf (adaxial side). Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri -leaf (abaxial side). Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri -leaf (plant base with stipules). Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri – leaf rachis with leaflets. Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Astragalus spruneri (habit). Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus spruneri (habit). Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus spruneri(leaves and infloresence with pods). Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus spruneri (leaves and infloresence with pods). Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Astragalus spruneri (inflorescence with pods). Osogovo Mountains, hills near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
