Astragalus asper, Jacq. Astragalus roemeri, Simonkai

84. A. asper Jacq. View in CoL , Mise. Austr. Bot. 2: 335 (1781).

Stems 20- 60 cm, stout, herbaceous, erect; branches strict. Leaves 5-10 cm; leaflets 8-15 pairs, 15-30 mm, linear-lanceolate, sparsely appressed-hairy on both surfaces or subglabrous; stipules not connate. Peduncles 1-2 times as long as leaves; racemes long, dense; bracts 4-8 mm, linear-lanceolate. Calyx 8-14 mm, the teeth £-£ as long as tube. Corolla yellow; standard 15-20 mm. Legume 12-25 x 3 mm, linear-lanceolate and acuminate, straight or curved at apex, with appressed hairs. E.C. Europe and south part o f U.S.S.R., extending southwards to N. Bulgaria. Au Bu Cz HuRmRs (C, W, K, E).

85. A. roemeri Simonkai View in CoL , Term.-Tud. Közl. (Pótfiiz.) 19: 138 (1892).

Stems 50-70 cm, stout,herbaceous,erect. Leaves 7-12 cm; leaflets 4-6 pairs, 25-60 mm, elliptical or lanceolate, sparsely appressed-hairy beneath, subglabrous above; stipules not or only shortly connate round stem. Peduncles about twice as long as leaves; racemes ovoid-oblong; bracts c. 3 mm, linear-lanceolate. Calyx 8-10 mm, the teeth almost as long as tube; corolla whitish- lilac; standard 20-25 mm. Legume 15-20x5-8 mm, oblonglanceolate, straight, densely appressed-hairy; beak short, curved. Calcareous rocks and screes. • E. Carpathians. Rm.

86. A. austriacus Jacq. View in CoL , Enum. Stirp. Vindob. 263 (1762).

Often some hairs simple. Stems 10-60 cm, slender, erect or ascending; branches erecto-patent. Leaves 3-7 cm; leaflets 5-10 pairs, 5-15 x 0-75-2-5 mm, usually linear, subglabrous; stipules connate only near base of stem. Peduncles equalling or slightly longer than leaves; racemes long, lax, with 7-25 flowers; bracts 0-5-1 mm, ovate; calyx 2-3 mm, the teeth c. | as long as tube, triangular-ovate. Corolla blue and violet; standard 5-8 mm. Legume 5-12 x 1-5-2-5 mm, linear-oblong and acute, appressedhairy. E.C. & E. Europe, from Austria to S. Ural, extending locally southwards to N. Bulgaria and Krym; S.W. Alps; N.E. Spain. Au Bu Cz Ga Hs Hu It Ju Rm Rs (C, W, K, E).

87. A. sulcatus L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 756 (1753).

Stems 25-80cm, erect; branches strict. Leaves 5-7 cm; leaflets 6-11 pairs, 10-30 x 0-5-1 mm, linear to linear-oblong, sparsely hairy beneath; stipules not connate. Peduncles 1 -1 | timçs as long as leaves; racemes long, lax, with 5-20 flowers; bracts 1-2-5 mm, triangular-lanceolate. Calyx 2-5-4 mm, the teeth as long as tube, linear-lanceolate. Corolla pale lilac; standard 7-8 mm. Legume 8 -1 2x 2 mm, narrowly oblong and acute, straight, sparsely appressed-hairy, unilocular, rarely semi-bilocular. From E. Austria eastwards to S. Ural and W. Kazakhstan. Au Cz Hu Rm Rs (C, W, E).

88. A. clerceanus Iljin & Krasch. View in CoL , Not. Syst. {Leningrad) 5: 113 (1924).

Like 87 but stems suberect; branches erecto-patent; leaflets 5-8 pairs, 2-5-6 mm wide, ovate-oblong; standard 10-12 mm; legume 10-20 x 3 mm, bilocular or almost so. • S. Ural (near Sterlitamak). Rs (E).

89. A. tenuifolius L. View in CoL , 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).

90. A. arenarius L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 759 (1753).

Stems 15-30 cm, slender, procumbent or ascending, woody at base. Leaves 3-5 cm; leaflets 2-9 pairs, 1O-2O(-3O) x 2-4 mm, lanceolate or linear, with appressed hairs on both surfaces; stipules 3-6 mm, connate. Peduncles c. £ as long as leaves; racemes oblong, lax, with 3-8 flowers; bracts 1-2 mm, linear-lanceolate. Calyx 4-5 mm, the teeth c. £ as long as tube, triangular. Corolla purplish or lilac, rarely whitish or yellowish; standard 13-17 mm. Legume 12-20 x 3- 5-4 mm, oblong and acute or truncate, with short appressed hairs, sometimes glabrescent; beak short. • U.S.S.R., from c. 49° to 61° N., N.C. Europe eastward to C. Germany and extending to S. Sweden; locally naturalized elsewhere. Cz Ge Po Rs (N, B, C, W, E) Su [FeGe].