Astragalus grahamianus Benth.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Synonym(s) : Astragalus cicerifolius Royle ex Fisch.; Astragalus daltonianus Bunge; Astragalus microphyllus Jacq. ex Baker; Astragalus scariosus Benth. ex Bunge; Tragacantha cicerifolia (Royle ex Fisch.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Astragalus grahamianus Benth.
  • Common name : Graham's Milk-Vetch
  • Habit : Spiny shrub
  • Habitat : On slopes, generally observed in farms or occasionally on roadside in Himalayas; at 1500-3300 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : India, Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 101
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Astragalus grahamianus. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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