Astragalus cicer

Fabaceae Edible: Fruit Some parts mildly toxic — see hazards 9,776 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Astragalus cicer, the chickpea milkvetch, chick-pea milk-vetch or cicer milkvetch, is a perennial flowering plant native to Eastern Europe, popularized and subsequently transported to areas in Southern Europe, North America, and South America. It produces pods that resemble those of chickpeas. Its flowers are usually of pale yellow tint (sometimes white), and attract bumble or European honey bees for pollination. Growth often exceeds 0.6 meters, up to a height of 1 meter in length.

Description

A temperate herbaceous plant in the Fabaceae family, cultivated for its edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are cooked as a vegetable.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Europe, Slovenia, Switzerland,

Synonyms

Astragalus cicer var. angustifolius Celak.Astragalus cicer var. dieffenbachii HegiAstragalus cicer var. heldaviensis FussAstragalus cicer var. major DC.Astragalus cicer var. microphyllus (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Astragalus cicer var. pseudo-cicer (Opiz) BeckAstragalus cicer var. speciosus SchurAstragalus microphyllus L.Astragalus mucronatus DC.Astragalus pseudo-cicer OpizAstragalus vesicarius Lam.Cystium cicer (L.) StevenGlaux astragaloides Medik.Tragacantha cicer (L.) Kuntze

Also Known As

čičkasti grahovec

References (1)

Abbet, C., et al, 2014, Ethnobotanical survey on wild alpine food plants in Lower and Central Valais (Switzerland). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 151 (2014) 624–634