Astragalus turczaninowii Kar. & Kir., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 342 (1842).

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≡ Tragacantha turczaninowii (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 948 (1891).

= Astragalus turczaninowii f. pubiflorus Basil., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R. S. F. S. R. 4: 46 (1923).

Notes.

This species is distributed throughout Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan (Podlech and Zarre 2013). We found this species (voucher number: MT 1-4) in fixed sands and sandhills of the Chu-Ily Mountain range, occurring at elevations of 500– 550 m. Astragalus turczaninowii belonging to sect. Erioceras, this species is distinguished from other members of the section by its caulescent herbaceous perennial habit, the stems and leaves densely covered with simple and bifurcate spreading hairs, and its loose racemes bearing very remote 9–17 flowers.