Astragalus caucasicus

Astragalus caucasicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Galegeae
Genus: Astragalus
Sectio: Astragalus sect. Adiaspastus
Species: Astragalus caucasicus

Name

Astragalus caucasicus Pall.,

Synonyms

• Astracantha caucasica (Pall.) Podlech
• Tragacantha caucasica (Pall.) Steven

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Regional: Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pallas, P.S. 1800–1803. Species Astragalorum Descriptae et Iconibus Coloratis Illustratae a P. S. Pallas, Eq... cum Appendice. 92 pp. 76 tab. Lipsiae [Leipzig] BHL Reference page. : 2

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astragalus caucasicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Astragalus caucasicus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 10 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Astragalus caucasicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Dec 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist

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