Fabaceae |
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Astragalus tauricolus BOISS. |
Astragalus tauricolus BOISS. |
Astragalus tauricolus BOISS. |
Astragalus tauricolus BOISS. |
Astragalus tauricolus BOISS. |
Astragalus L. |
A. tauricolus Boiss., Diagn. ser. 2(5):86 (1856). Figure 1, p. 91. Prostrate subcauiescent to caulescent perennial with a branched woody caudex; stems to c. 2 cm. Leaves 4-5 cm; leaflets 8-10 mm. elliptic, apex acute, ±spreading, simple-subsericeous, 10-l8-paired; stipules 7-10 mm, triangular-lanceolate, united for half their length. Peduncles 5-8 cm, slender. Inflorescence an oblong, 10-20-flowered spike which elongates in fruit. Bracts 5-7(-9) mm, lanceolate. Calyx 9-12 mm, tubular, inflating or splitting in fruit, shortly simpie-villous with black and white hairs; teeth 3-4 mm, subulate. Corolla cream with purple centre, or yellowish purple; standard 20-25 mm, not ligulately attenuate. Legume 11-13 mm, ovoid, densely villous with long white hairs; beak curved, 2-3 mm. Fl. 5-8. Limestone slopes, screes, etc., 1370-3350 m. Type: [Turkey C5 Niğde] in regione alpina Tauri Orientalis supra Bulgar-maaden, Balansa (iso. G! K!). S., C. & E. Anatolia. B5 Adana: Tschoh Da. nr. Gürümze, 1370 m, Kotschy 82! Kayseri: Bakir Da., above Kisge, 2600 m, D. 19339! B6 Yozgat: Akdağ-madeni to Büyük Nalbent Da., 2100 m, Coode & Jones 2053! Maraş: d. Göksun, Binboğa Da., Işik Da. above Karli Y., 2500 m, D. 20031! B7 Tunceli: Munzur Da. above Ovacik, 2800 m, D. 31225! B9 Van: Ispiriz Da., Güzeldere Tepe, 2900 m, Cheese & Watson 1543! C5 Adana: Bürücek, 1670 m, Balls 1283! Niğde: Bereketli Maden, 2200 m, Siehe 245! C10 Hakkari: Cilo Tepe, 3350 m, D. 24065! Endemic; Ir.-Tur. element. |