Astragalus cedreti

Astragalus cedreti
Astragalus cedreti growing in its natural habitat in the Tannourine cedar reserve.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. cedreti
Binomial name
Astragalus cedreti
Synonyms[1]

Tragacantha cedreti (Boiss.) Kuntze

Astragalus cedreti (also called cedar astragalus; Arabic: أَسْطراغالس الأرز) is a species of flowering plant in the legume family.[1] It is a perennial plant with alternating, smooth pinnate leaves and red flowers. It blooms in June.[2]

Description

Astragalus cedreti grows close to the ground. It has grayish pinnate leaves, 10 cm (3.9 in) long, with lanceolate stipules. The leaves are pinnately-divided into 20 to 25 leaflets having a smooth contour. The 25 cm (9.8 in) peduncle supports a dense ovate 3 cm (1.2 in) wide raceme. The plant has linear and very hispid bracts, the sepals are 1 cm (0.39 in) long harboring pink-red corollas. The fruit is a very hirsute pod with yellowish hairs.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The cedar astragalus is endemic to the mountains of Mount-Lebanon.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Astragalus cedreti Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Lebanon FLORA". www.lebanon-flora.org. Retrieved 2017-05-29.