Persian manna | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Astragalus |
Species: | A. brachycalyx |
Binomial name | |
Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch. |
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Synonyms | |
Astragalus adscendens Boiss. & Hausskn. |
Astragalus adscendens Boiss. & Hausskn.
Astracantha adscendens (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech
Astragalus brachycalyx (manna, Persian manna, syn. Astracantha adscendens, Astragalus adscendens) is a species of legume commonly found on rocky mountain slopes in western Asia, from western Iran and northern Iraq to Turkey, and is commonly used as a source of gum tragacanth.