Pan India Bouquets

Astragalus badrinathensis M.P.Sharma, Aswal & Mehrotra

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 anomalus Bunge; Astragalus malacophyllus Benth. ex Bunge; Tragacantha anomala (Bunge) Kuntze; Tragacantha malacophylla (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze; Tragacantha rhizantha (Benth.) Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Astragalus rhizanthus Benth.
Common name : Root-Flower Milk-Vetch
Habit : Stemless herb
Habitat : Sandy slopes and along gravelly riverbeds; altitudes from 1200-3000 m.
Flower, Fruit : June-July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East & East Afghanistan to Xinjiang and Central 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: 100
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Astragalus badrinathensis. Downloaded on 6 December 2022.