| Fabaceae |
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Astragalus halicacabus LAM. |
Astragalus halicacabus LAM. |
Astragalus halicacabus LAM. |
 Astragalus halicacabus LAM |
 Astragalus halicacabus LAM |
 Astragalus halicacabus LAM. |
Astragalus L. |
| A. halicacabus Lam., Encycl. 1:220 (1783). Syn: Phaca vesicaria L., Mant. 1:103(1767). Scapose, often prostrate perennial with woody caudex. Leaves 10-35 cm; leaflets narrowly elliptic, acute, mucronulate, ± glabrous or with short sparse simple adpressed hairs; stipules 8-10 mm, lanceolate to linear, glabrous or white-ciliate. Peduncles 10-30 cm, glabrous or sparsely adpressed-hairy. Flowers in lax 8-25-flowered racemes. Bracts 5-8 mm, ovate to lanceolate, sparsely black-and white-hairy. Bracteoles 1-2 mm, lanceolate. Calyx 12-20 mm, tubular at first, becoming globose-inflated, reticulate-veined, glabrous or with sparse adpressed black and white simple hairs; teeth 0•5-1 mm, very broadly triangular, densely hairy. Corolla pink or lilac; standard 25-30 mm. Ovary glabrous or hairy. Legume unknown. Fl. 5-7. Steppe, rocky slopes, 900-1900 m. Described from 'Armenia', Tournefort. E. Anatolia. B7 Erzincan: Refahiye, 900 m, GuichardTUR/119/62! B8 Erzincan: Tercan to Aşkale, 1850 m, D. 29320! Erzurum: between Ilica and Tercan, 1900 m, D. 30899! Muş: Melazgerd, 1500 m, 2 vii 1916, Schischkin. B9 Ağri: 2 km SW of Hamur (Murat Valley), 1670 m, D. 44156! Van: nr. Van, Tchitouny 284! Bitlis: 7 km SSW of Bitlis, 1550 m, Frödin 298. B10 Ağri: d. Doğubayazit, between Czelkany and Dutach, 25 v 1916, Schischkin. C9 Hakkari: Zap gorge, 12 km from Hakkari to Van, 1250 m, D. 44865! Endemic; Ir.-Tur. element. |