Astragalus sieberi DC.
قتاد – كثاد- مشط الديب
Syn. Tragacantha sieberi (DC.) Kuntze
Sieber's Milk-vetch
Fabaceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Perennial herb, cushion-forming, 10–20 cm high. Stems short, densely pubescent. Leaves with numerous small, obovate leaflets, covered with fine hairs. Flowers purple to violet, borne in dense clusters on short peduncles. Calyx tubular, hairy; corolla typical papilionaceous. Pod oblong, somewhat inflated, hairy, containing 2–6 seeds.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed in Sahara and Middle east from Egypt to Iraq. Within the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Yemen.
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Ecology
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Phenology
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Phenology
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Uses and Values
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Aromatic and Medicinal Use
Medicinal use
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Description of Traditional Uses
Astragalus sieberi is documented in ethnobotanical surveys as a plant utilized within traditional and folk medicine systems. Specifically, some traditional inventories indicate that the whole plant has been used for the purpose of lowering blood pressure.
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