Astragalus alopecias Pall.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

Plants 40-90 cm tall. Stem up to 7 mm thick, very densely covered with soft spreading hairs. Leaves 10-23 cm; stipules 6-12 mm, hairy; petiole 2-3 cm, like rachis rather densely spreading hairy; leaflets in 20-25 pairs, ovate to elliptic, 10-16 × 7-10 mm, abaxially densely subappressed hairy, adaxially glabrous or sparsely hairy, apex rounded to subacute. Racemes subsessile, cylindric, 9-13 cm; bracts 6-9 mm, hairy. Flowers subsessile. Calyx tubular-campanulate, 20-25 mm, spreading hairy; teeth 9-12 mm. Petals yellow, glabrous; standard ovate, 15-21 × ca. 8 mm, apex obtuse; wings 14-20 mm; keel 13-19 mm. Legumes ovoid, 6-7 mm, 3-4 mm high, densely hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.9
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses forage medicinal
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Distribution

Astragalus alopecias world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:476056-1
WFO ID wfo-0000189417
COL ID 67VZ2
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Synonyms

Astragalus alopecias Astragalus leucospermus Tragacantha alopecias Alopecias pallasii