Biology:Astragalus cedreti
| Astragalus cedreti | |
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| Astragalus cedreti growing in its natural habitat in the Tannourine cedar reserve. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. cedreti
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| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus cedreti Boiss.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Astragalus cedreti Boiss.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:476703-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lebanon FLORA". http://www.lebanon-flora.org/species.php?id_pl=468.
Wikidata ☰ Q30688314 entry
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