Gueldenstaedtia verna is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.
This sprawling perennial herb was first described in 1775 as Astragalus vernus by Johann Gottlieb Georgi,Bemerk. Reise Russ. Reich 2: 226 (1775) and has been independently described and named by many different authors. However in 1953, it received its current name, Gueldenstaedtia verna, in a publication by Antonina Borissova.Spisok Rast. Gerb. Fl. S.S.S.R. 12: 122
It grows from 5-10 cm tall, and has long, thick roots. The leaves grow from the root and are pinnate, with 4-8 pairs of leaflets, and having a short protrusion at the end. The petioles are 3-8 cm long, and covered in long brown hairs. The stipules are ovate and have long, recumbent hairs. The flower stalk is 4-9 cm long, covered with long brown hairs, is leafless, and has 1-4 flowers in a corymb. The purple flowers bloom in July and August. In South Korea, it grows in Gyeongsan, Chilgok, and Daegu in Gyeongsangbuk-do, and is a rare plant.
Distribution It is native in East Asia from Siberia to north Indo-China, Mongolia, China, Korea, and north Pakistan. In Korea it is found in mountain forests.
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Gueldenstaedtia verna: Images & occurrence data from GBIF