Astragalus cedreti

Astragalus cedreti is a species of flowering plant in the legume family. It is a perennial plant with alternating, smooth pinnate leaves and red flowers. It blooms in June.

Description

Astragalus cedreti grows close to the ground. It has grayish pinnate leaves, long, with lanceolate stipules. The leaves are pinnately-divided into 20 to 25 leaflets having a smooth contour. The peduncle supports a dense ovate wide raceme. The plant has linear and very hispid bracts, the sepals are long harboring pink-red corollas. The fruit is a very hirsute pod with yellowish hairs.

Distribution and habitat

The cedar astragalus is endemic to the mountains of Mount-Lebanon.