Pan India Bouquets

Astragalus trichocarpus Grah. ex 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 sesbanoides Benth.; Tragacantha trichocarpa (Benth.) Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Astragalus trichocarpus Benth.
Common name : Hairy Fruit Milk-Vetch
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : In open grassy hill slopes at altitudes of 1,500 - 2700 m.
Flower, Fruit : April-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
Native : India, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : 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: 102; Chaudhary L.B. , Anand K.K. and Srivastava R. (2007). Taxonomic Study of Endemic Species of Astragalus L. (Fabaceae) of India. Taiwania, 52(3): 216-237
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 trichocarpus. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.