Pan India Bouquets

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
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 grahamianus. Downloaded on 7 December 2022.