Fabaceae
Astragalus

Astragalus verus Olivier

First published in Voy. Emp. Othoman 3: t. 44 (1807)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Iran to Central Asia and W. Himalaya. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
Vernacular
Katira Gum
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
Vernacular
Astrakanta Mnogolistochkovaya
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
Vernacular
Astrakanta Podushechnaya
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
Vernacular
Astrakanta Meshedskaya
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Vulnerable
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
Vernacular
Astragal Meanskii, Astrakanta Meanskaya
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Rare
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
Vernacular
Astragal Chistyi, Astrakanta Chistaya
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use
Chemical products
[ILDIS]

Use
Chemical products
[ILDIS]

Use
Chemical products, Medicine
[ILDIS]

Use
Chemical products
[ILDIS]

Common Names

unknown
Caramania gum, hog tragacanth

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0