Fabaceae
Astragalus

Astragalus tribuloides Delile

First published in Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 70 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. European Russia to Central Asia and India, N. Africa to Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19378961/20023358

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Sahara regional transition zone; grasslands
Morphology General Habit
Annual, Not climbing, Herb
Vernacular
Astragal Yakortzevyi
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use
Forage, Medicine
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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