Astragalus microcephalus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. microcephalus
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| Astragalus microcephalus | |
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Of the species:[1]
Of subsp. microcephalus:[2]
Of subsp. pycnocladus:[3]
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Astragalus microcephalus is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native from Bulgaria to Iran.[1] It was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1802.[4] The species and its two subspecies have acquired a large number of synonyms. Under a synonym of Astragalus microcephalus subsp. microcephalus, Astragalus atenicus, plants occurring in Georgia were assessed as "vulnerable".[5]
Subspecies[edit]
As of April 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:[1]
- Astragalus microcephalus subsp. microcephalus
- Astragalus microcephalus subsp. pycnocladus (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Širj.
Distribution[edit]
Astragalus microcephalus is native to southeast Bulgaria, Iran, Iraq, the North Caucasus, the South Caucasus (Transcaucasus) and Turkey.[1] A. microcephalus subsp. microcephalus is native to Bulgaria, Iran, the North Caucasus, the South Caucasus and Turkey;[2] A. microcephalus subsp. pycnocladus is found only in northeast Iraq and northwest Iran.[3]
Conservation[edit]
Astragalus atenicus was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 2007 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Kvemo Kartli in eastern Georgia, being found on stony and rubbly sites, in the mid-montane zone between elevations of 1,400 and 1,800 m.[5] As of April 2023[update], A. atenicus was regarded as a synonym of A. microcephalus subsp. microcephalus, which has a wider distribution outside Georgia.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Astragalus microcephalus Willd.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-04-07
- ^ a b c "Astragalus microcephalus subsp. microcephalus", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-04-07
- ^ a b "Astragalus microcephalus subsp. pycnocladus", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-04-07
- ^ "Astragalus microcephalus Willd.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-04-07
- ^ a b Gagnidze, R.; Shetekauri, S. & Batsatsashvili, K. (2014), "Astracantha atenicus", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2014, retrieved 2023-04-07
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