Astragalus tenuifolius, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 120

89. A. tenuifolius L. , Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 1065 (1763)

( A. scopiformis Ledeb. , A. tauricus Pallas pro parte).

Subcaespitose, woody at base; stems 1-7 cm, many. Leaves 3-8 cm; leaflets 5-7 pairs, 5-15 x 0-5-l(-2-5) mm, linear-setaceous, with short, white, appressed hairs on both surfaces; stipules connate. Peduncles 1-2 times as long as leaves; racemes oblong, lax, with 10-25 flowers; bracts c. 1 mm, triangular-ovate. Calyx 2-5-3 mm, the teeth c. £ as long as tube, triangular-lanceolate. Corolla whitish or pale lilac; standard 6-7 mm. Legume oblong-conical and acuminate, with appressed hairs. S.E. part o f U.S.S.R., from Krym to Baskirskaja A.S.S.R. Rs (C, K, E).