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Life Forms of Some Representatives of r. Hedysarum Distributed in Central Asia

Authors

  • Myrzaali Torobaevich Umetaliev ORCID

    Institute of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Technologies, Osh State University, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan 
  • Tazhimamat Kudaiberdievich Erkebaev ORCID

    Institute of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Technologies, Osh State University, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan
  • Dinara Arynbaevna Emilbekova ORCID

    Institute of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Technologies, Osh State University, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan
  • Aida Zhakypovna Dursunbaeva ORCID

    Institute of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Technologies, Osh State University, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan
  • Bibigul Mamatovna Orunbaeva ORCID

    Institute of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Technologies, Osh State University, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan
  • Ainura Manapovna Abzhaparova ORCID

    Faculty of Natural Sciences and Geography, Osh State Pedagogical University, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan
  • Kenzhekan Saypidinovna Isakova ORCID

    Institute of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Technologies, Osh State University, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/re.v7i4.10055
Received: 16 May2025 | Revised: 16 June 2025 | Accepted: 23 June 2025 | Published Online: 9 October 2025

Abstract

The article examines the life forms of 14 species of the genus Hedysarum belonging to two sections (Obscura and Multicaulia) distributed in Central Asia, including the Central and Western Tien Shan (Talas, Fergana, and Alay ranges), Pamir-Alai and Kopet Dag. The morphological features of mature plants, branching types and a comparative analysis of the characteristics of the studied species—particularly those from the Obscura section (species H. flavescens and H. denticulatum)—were studied. Samples were collected from various types of habitats: grassy, rocky-shallow slopes, red clay outcrops, woody-shrubby thickets, archaea, spruce forests, subalpine meadows, and glacial belts. The life forms of the species were identified: H. severzovii and H. pumilum are classified as low-growing, sparsely branched shrubs with a bushy form; H. micropterum and H. wrightianum are classified as short-lived semi-shrubs, transitional from perennial herbaceous plants to short-lived shrubs; H. cephalotes is classified as a perennial turfgrass. The remaining species are perennial herbaceous plants with varying lifespans.

Keywords:

Hedysarum, Plant Morphology, Central Asia, Herbaceous Plants, Vital Forms

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2025 Vol.7 No.4

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Copyright © 2025 Myrzaali Torobaevich Umetaliev, Tazhimamat Kudaiberdievich Erkebaev, Dinara Arynbaevna Emilbekova, Aida Zhakypovna Dursunbaeva, Bibigul Mamatovna Orunbaeva, Ainura Manapovna Abzhaparova, Kenzhekan Saypidinovna Isakova

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