ON THIS PLANT
Astragalus gummifer, is a small woody evergreen shrub, with a typical height and spread of 30 cm at maturity, indigenous to western Asia, specifically Iran, Iraq and Turkey. This nitrogen fixing plant bears hermaphroditic flowers, which are bee-pollinated. It has many medical, culinary, and material uses.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Astragalus
- Family
- Fabaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Tragacanth en Tragacanth milk-vetch en Gum-tragacanth en Gum tragacanth milkvetch en Tragacanth milkvetch
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