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Full view for the details, please! :aww:

The inflorescence of Astragalus alopecuroides is a fluffy ball with about half the size of a tennis ball. It remains that fluffy after flowering :nod: - until it's finally blown away by the storms of fall. The plant is native to the central region of the Alps. I haven't found any English name for it but its German name is Fuchsschwanz-Tragant ("foxtail milk-vetch"). In the garden, it is quite easy. ;)

Astragalus (milk-vetch, goat's-thorn) is a large genus within the legume family and native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. :)
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Thanks for introducing me to another member of the vetch family! :handshake: