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Astragalus fraxinifolius DC. |
 Astragalus fraxinifolius DC |
Astragalus L. |
| A. fraxinifolius DC, Astrag. 177 (1802). Map 20, p. 95. Differing from A. glycyphyllos in having erect stems, leaflets 30-70 mm, acute, calyx always black-hairy, and legumes 15-25 mm, more or less straight, pendulous. Fl. 6-7. Meadows, banks, deciduous scrub, 1700-2400 m. Described from the Orient. E. Anatolia. A8 Gümüşane: d. Bayburt, Kop Da., 1950-2000 m, Hub.-Mor. 11429! A9 Kars: Yağmurli Da., between Sarikamiş and Karaurgan, 2000 m, D. 30738! B7 Erzincan: Egin (Kemaliye), Kyl-magharadağ, Sint. 1890:2880; Tunceli: Pülümür-Mutu, 1950 m, Hub.-Mor. 10677! B8 Bitlis: Kambos Da., above Hürmüz, 2290 m, D. 23473! Erzurum: 20 km from Hinis to Pasinler, 1950 m, D. 46285! B9 Ağri: 15 km from Eleşkirt to Horasan, 2200 m, D. 47123! Van: Şatak, Kavuşşahap Da., 1980 m, D. 22994! B10 Ağri: d. Doğubayazit, Buraubulak, 13 vii 1916, Schischkin. C10 Hakkari: 9-10 km from Şemdinli to Yüksekova, 1700-1800 m, D. 45037! Caucasia? Ir.-Tur. element. A. fraxinifolius is said to differ from A. glycyphyllos in having united stipules. None of the specimens examined showed this character. A specimen from C6 Maraş: Ahir Da., 2000-2230 m, Haradj. 1682, referred to A. fraxinifolius (Rech., 1959), probably belongs to A. glycyphyllos. Sect. Galegiformis Gontsch. Caulescent herbaceous perennials. Leaves impari-pinnate; leaflets simple-hairy; stipules free from one another and from the petioles. Inflorescence a pedunculate raceme. Flowers ebracteolate. Calyx not inflated, black simple-hairy. Legume exserted from the calyx, long-stipitate, bilocular, 4-6-seeded. - Monotypic. |