Astragalus khosrowabadensis Ranjbar & Karamian sp. nova and A. margonensis Ranjbar, Rahiminejad & Raufi sp. nova (Fabaceae) are described from the Zagros mountain in western Iran. They belong to Astragalus sect. Caprini, which contains species that are often stemless and with white, basifixed hairs and yellow flowers. The former resembles A. fabaceus and the latter is compared with A. managettae and A. pseudopellitus.
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1 April 2012
Two New Species of Astragalus sect. Caprini (Fabaceae) from Iran
Massoud Ranjbar,
Mohammad-Reza Rahiminejad,
Roya Karamian,
Simin Raufi
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