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Astragalus tribuloides Delile

القفعاء بيض الجمل - بقل – شويط – قتاد

Syn. Tragacantha tribuloides (Delile) Kuntze

Caltrops Milk-vetch
Fabaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Annual herb, prostrate to spreading, forming mats. Stems branched, hairy. Leaves with 5–8 pairs of small oblong leaflets. Flowers solitary or paired, yellowish to pale cream. Calyx hairy; corolla small. Pods prickly, ovoid, covered with rigid spines, typically 1–2 seeded.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Irano-Turanian - Saharo-Arabian species is distributed in Sahara and Middle east until Indian subcontnent and Central Asia from Morroco to India and Kazakhstan. Within the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Gulf States, Oman and Yemen.
  • Ecology
    • Phenology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Astragalus tribuloides fruits and leaves
Astragalus tribuloides fruits and leaves
Astragalus tribuloides fruits and leaves
Astragalus tribuloides fruits
Astragalus tribuloides fruits and leaves