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Astragalus suberosus Banks & Sol. sect. Platyglottis 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus suberosus Banks & Sol. sect. Platyglottis
BibliographyNat. Hist. Aleppo [A. Russell], ed. 2, 2: 260 (1794)
Native Rangee. Medit. to Iran
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude0-1500m
Descriptionleaves 2-8cm, leaflets 8-12 pairs, oblong-cuneate, obtuse or emarginate, abaxially hirsute, adaxially glabrous, flowers 2-6 in dense raceme, corolla ca. 18mm, pod oblong, glabrous
Size5-20cm
Coloryellow-white, yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus ancyleus Boiss.
Astragalus ancyleus var. singarensis Širj.
Astragalus kirkukensis Eig
Astragalus kotschyanus Fisch.
Astragalus lividus Bunge
Astragalus pamphylicus Boiss.
Astragalus suberosus ssp. ancyleus (Boiss.) V.A.Matthews
Astragalus suberosus var. hartmannii (Holmboe) Meikle
Astragalus suberosus ssp. mersinensis (Širj.) V.A.Matthews
Astragalus suberosus var. parviflorus Eig
Astragalus tuberculosus DC.
Astragalus tuberculosus var. hartmannii Holmboe
Astragalus tuberculosus ssp. mersinensis Širj.
Tragacantha ancylea (Boiss.) Kuntze
Tragacantha pamphylica (Boiss.) Kuntze
Tragacantha tuberculosa (DC.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey)
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