Astragalus polycladus Bureau & Franch. belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Tibetia, D. Boufford 44027--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (324).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus
Specific Epithet
polycladus
Authorship
Bureau & Franch.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
8/15/2017
Location
China, Sichuan, Litang Xian.
30.181111, 99.978056
Location Remarks
Ca. 40 km west of Litang on road (Highway G318) from Litang to Batang. Mountains with coarse sand slopes on north side of highway, heavily grazed meadows, thickets of dwarf Rhododendron (mostly <1 m tall, but some plants to 1.5 m), Caragana, Salix and Lonicera thickets and coarse, granitic sand scree slopes. 4100-4400 m.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui LI, Tao YANG
Notes
Prostrate, extending down the sandy, gravelly slope. Fruit green, turning purple or partially purple.
