Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 3(2):1332. 1802
Verified:
10/08/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
- Podlech, D. 1983. Zur Taxonomie und Nomenklatur der Tragacanthoiden Astragali. Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 19:15. Note: = Astracantha microcephala (Willd.) Podlech
- Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
- Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
- Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Astracantha microcephala (Willd.) Podlech
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Iran, Iraq, Turkey
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CAUCASUS:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Turkmenistan
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Materials | gum/resin | source of a gum tragacanth | Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=5827.
Accessed 26 April 2025.