Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch. ex Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

A spiny shrub. It grows 20-100 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.25
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rocky places, at elevations from 1,800-3,100 metres in Turkey. Rocky mountain slopes and hillsides; at elevations from 1,700-2,500 metres in Iraq.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in rocky places between 1,800-3,100 m above sea level in Turkey.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The gum is used as a thickening agent in icecream and other foods.
Uses animal food dye food forage gum material medicinal wood
Edible gums roots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Astragalus brachycalyx world distribution map, present in Iraq

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:476505-1
WFO ID wfo-0001054208
COL ID HW6C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Astragalus adscendens Astragalus turrillii Astragalus leioclados Astragalus belangerianus Astragalus oechtoeranensis Astracantha oechtoeranensis Astragalus brachycalyx Astracantha adscendens Astracantha brachycalyx Astracantha leioclados Astragalus luristanicus Tragacantha brachycalyx

Lower taxons

Astragalus brachycalyx subsp. brachycalyx