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[[File:ASTRAGALUS HAMOSUS - AGUDA - IB-704 (Astràgal hamós).JPG|A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)|thumb|right]]
'''Astragalus hamosus''' is an erect to prostrate annual plant growing up to 55cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It has occasionally been cultivated as a novelty for its caterpillar-shaped seedpods.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootYoung seedpods}}.
==Chemical Composition==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Requires a dry well-drained soil in a sunny position. Plants are intolerant of root disturbance and are best sown in situ.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Semidesert areas in foothills}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry grassland}}, {{Commonly seen|Low montane belt}}, {{Commonly seen|On clay}}, {{Commonly seen|Loess}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Astragalus+hamosus Cultivationdetails]</ref>
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