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Astragalus sparsus Decne.

HIGHER TAXON: Galegeae

GENUS: Astragalus L.

Astragalus sparsus Decne. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Asia
Middle East: Israel (N) [1863]; Saudi Arabia (N) [1863]; Sinai (N) [1863]; Yemen (N) [1863]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [1863] ; Distribution Map [1863] ; Illustration [1859]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing [1863] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened [1863] ; Habit: Herb [1863] ; Lifespan: Perennial [1863] ; Section: Astragalus sect. Chronopus ; Source(s): 1991 (W Asia) Lock JM & Simpson K

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1859.		Collenette, 1985
		Flowers of Saudi Arabia

1863.		Ott, E., 1978
		Phan. Monog. 9: 1-142. Revision der Sektion Chronopus...