Astragalus brachycalyx

Persian manna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Astragalus
Species:	A. brachycalyx
Binomial name
	Astragalus brachycalyx; Fisch.
Synonyms
	Astragalus adscendens Boiss. & Hausskn.; Astracantha adscendens (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech

Astragalus brachycalyx (manna, Persian manna, syn. Astracantha adscendens, Astragalus adscendens) is a species of legume commonly found on rocky mountain slopes in western Asia, from western Iran and northern Iraq to Turkey, and is commonly used as a source of gum tragacanth.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Astragalus+adscendens
↑ "Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 December 2010.

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[1] ttp://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Astragalus+adscendens

[GRIN-2] "Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 December 2010.