| Astragalus tuyehensis | |
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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. tuyehensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus tuyehensis Ghahr., Maassoumi & F. Ghahre. | |
Astragalus tuyehensis is a plant species native to Iran. Type locale is in Semnan Province, 35 km north of Damghan City, near Tuyeh at an elevation of approximately 2000 m (6700 feet).
Astragalus tuyehensis is a perennial herb up to 13 cm tall. Much of the shoot is covered with a dense white coat of woolly hairs. Leaves are odd-pinnately compound, with 2 or 3 pairs of elliptical leaflets, each leaflet up to 9 mm long, densely woolly on both sides. Inflorescence is oval to spherical, with 3-10 flowers. Flowers yellow to yellowish-brown. Fruit up to 10 mm long with a beak at the end.
References
- ^ Ghahreman, Ahmed, Maassoumi, Ali Asghar Ramak, & Ghahremaninejad, Farrokh. 2002. Astragalus tuyehensis (Fabaceae), a new species from Iran. Novon 12(1): 47–49, f. 1.
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| Astragalus tuyehensis | |
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