Pan India Bouquets

Astragalus macropterus DC.

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 distans Benth. ex Baker; Astragalus grahamii Steud.; Astragalus karaculensis Ovcz. & Rassulova; Astragalus linearifolius Ovcz. & Rassulova; Astragalus longipes Kar. & Kir.; Astragalus multicaulis Ledeb.; Astragalus pseudomacropterus Karmysch.; Astragalus puberulus Kar. & Kir.; Astragalus vicioides Ledeb.; Craccina leptostachys (Pall.) Steven; Craccina longipes (Kar. & Kir.) Steven; Craccina multicaulis (Ledeb.) Steven; Craccina vicioides (Ledeb.) Steven; Oxytropis macroptera Fisch. ex DC.; Tragacantha multicaulis (Ledeb.) Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Astragalus leptostachys Pall.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Steppes, stony slopes, in scrub formations; 1600-3800 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : June-July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Altay, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Siberia to West Himalaya and China (Gansu)
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 macropterus. Downloaded on 9 December 2022.

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