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Astragalus octopus

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Species of plant

Astragalus octopus
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. octopus
Binomial name
Astragalus octopus
C.C.Towns.
Synonyms

Astracantha octopus (C.C.Towns.) Podlech

Astragalus octopus is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to northeastern Iraq and western Iran. A thorny, cushion-forming perennial subshrub closely resembling Astragalus longifolius, it produces a high-quality gum tragacanth.

A slow-growing plant, it eventually reaches 20 to 40 cm (8 to 16 in). Its pollinators are bees and Lepidoptera.

References

  1. ^ "Astragalus octopus C.C.Towns". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ Fern, Ken (12 October 2022). "Useful Temperate Plants Astragalus octopus C.C.Towns. Fabaceae". temperate.theferns.info. Temperate Plants Database. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Astragalus octopus
Astracantha octopus


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