Astragalus_adscendens
Astragalus brachycalyx
Species of legume found on mountains in western Asia
Astragalus brachycalyx, the Persian manna or manna, whose name is derived from the Greek ‘brachy’ meaning short, and ‘calyx’ referring to the sepal of the flower, is a species of legume commonly found on rocky mountain slopes in western Asia, from western Iran and northern Iraq to Turkey, and is commonly used as a source of gum tragacanth.[1][2][3]