Astragalus of OdessaAstragalus odessanusa perennial plant of the Legume family (Fabaceae).
A semi-shrub from 40 cm to 1 m tall. The stems are woody at a considerable height, covered with dark brown bark that peels off. Annual shoots are thin, pubescent with pressed hairs. The leaves are odd-pinnate. The inflorescence is a tuft of heads. It is dense and multi-flowered. The perianth is complex: the flowers are red-purple; cup tubular, densely covered with white and black hairs. The fruit is a bib, which is covered with pressed white hairs with an admixture of small black ones.
A Black Sea endemic species with a fragmented and shrinking range. It grows in steppe coenoses, on rocky slopes.
The species is listed in the Red Book of Ukraine in the status of "Rare".
The author of the text is Ruslana Melnyk
The photo is from the Internet
Tags: Scientific department
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