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Astragalus spinosus (Forssk.)Muschl.

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HIGHER TAXON: Galegeae

GENUS: Astragalus L.

Astragalus spinosus (Forssk.)Muschl. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Africa: Egypt (N) [454]; Libya (N) [454]
Asia: Iran (N) [1754]; Iraq (N) [1754]
Middle East: Israel (N) [1754]; Jordan (N) [1754]; Kuwait (N) [1754]; Lebanon (N) [1754]; Saudi Arabia (N) [1754]; Sinai (N) [454]; Syria (N) [1754]

HABITATS:
  Africa
    Sahara regional transition zone: desert. [368];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [368, 1754] ; Distribution Map [1754] ; Illustration [368, 455, 1754]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Shrub ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1996 Podlech D ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1991 (W Asia) Lock JM & Simpson K, 1993 Adams BR

USES:
	Forage [1862]; Weed [1862]

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

368.		Jafri, S.M.N., 1980
		Fabaceae.In:Flora of Libya,Pt.86.Jaffri & El Gadi

454.		Greuter, W. et al. (Eds.), 1989
		Med-Checklist Vol.4 (published)

455.		Tackholm, V., 1956
		Students'Flora of Egypt. Anglo-Egyptian Bookshop, Cairo.

1754.		Tietz, S., 1988
		Mitt.Bot.Staatssamml.Munchen 27:135-380...Astragalus..

1862.		Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E., 1974
		Flora of Iraq. Vol.3. Baghdad.

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