Astragalus gummifer Labill.

Gum tragacanth milkvetch (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry sub-alpine slopes and valleys, occasionally below the tree line, 1200-2600 metres in Iraq. Upland forests and grassland.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 1-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses dye environmental use food gum material medicinal wood
Edible roots stems
Therapeutic use Emollient (unspecified)
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°) 15 - 22
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Astragalus gummifer unspecified picture

Distribution

Astragalus gummifer world distribution map, present in Iraq, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477705-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185138
COL ID HY3C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Astragalus gummifer Astragalus rayatensis Astragalus erianthus Tragacantha gummifera Tragacantha tournefortii Tragacantha eriantha Astragalus adpressus Astragalus noemiae Astracantha adanica Astracantha rayatensis Astracantha tournefortii Astragalus tournefortii Astragalus adanicus Astracantha gummifera Astragalus gummifer subsp. tournefortii