Family:
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus:
Astragalus L.

Astragalus graecus Boiss.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Central & S. Greece, NE. Libya.

[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb

Native to:

Greece, Libya

Astragalus graecus Boiss. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 s.coll. [s.n.], Greece K000895543 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Opsili [s.n.], Greece K000895544 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Opsili [s.n.], Greece K000895545 Yes

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 57 (1843)

Accepted by

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Podlech, D & Zarre, S. (2013). A taxonomic revision of the genus Astragalus L. (Leguminosae) in the Old World 1: 1-822. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Podlech, D & Zarre, S. (2013). A taxonomic revision of the genus Astragalus L. (Leguminosae) in the Old World 1: 1-822. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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