Astragalus epiglottis L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Astragalus L.
Tribe: Galegeae
References: [1908][801][454][754]

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Other names:

• Astragalus asperulus Dufour [Synonym] [1908][1910]
  
• Astragalus ephippium Pomel [Synonym] [1908][1910]
  
• Astragalus epiglossus St.Lager [Synonym] [2775][2822]
  
• Astragalus epiglottis L. Subsp. asperulus (Dufour)Nyman [Synonym] [1908]
  
• Astragalus epiglottis L. Var. asperulus (Dufour)DC. [Synonym] [2822][985]
  
• Astragalus epiglottis L. Var. ephippium (Pomel)Batt. [Synonym] [2681][2822]
  
• Astragalus epiglottis L. Subsp. epiglottis [Doubtful] [1910][2822]
  
• Astragalus epiglottis L. Var. intermedius Faure & Maire [Synonym] [2822][2709]
  
• Astragalus epiglottis L. Var. longipes Lange [Synonym] [2743][2822]
  
• Astragalus epiglottis L. Var. pedunculata Battand. [Synonym] [2681][2822]
  
• Astragalus epiglottoides Willk. [Synonym] [1910][1908]
  
• Glottis epiglottis (L.)Medikus [Synonym] [1908]
  
• Tragacantha asperula (Dufour)Kuntze [Synonym] [1908]
  
• Tragacantha epiglottis (L.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1908]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1995(Europe)Adams BR
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1996 Podlech D
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Algeria [454]
  • Libya [454]
  • Morocco [454]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Europe [454] [754] [1883] [1908] [2306] [2363]
  • Balearic Is [1908]
  • France [454] [1908]
  • Greece [454] [754] [1908]
  • Italy [454] [1883] [1908]
  • Kriti [454] [754] [1908] [2306]
  • Portugal [454] [754] [1908]
  • Sardegna [454] [754] [1908]
  • Sicilia [454] [754] [1908]
  • Spain [454] [754] [1908] [2363]

• Middle East [454] [1869] [1895] [1908] [2050]
  • Cyprus [454] [1895]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454] [1869]
  • Israel [2050]
  • Jordan [2050]
  • Lebanon [1908]
  • Syria [1908]
  • Turkey in Asia [454] [1869]

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Notes:

• Doubtfully present in the Balearic Is [454]
  
• Extinct in France [754]
  
• 2 subspp.:asperulus & epiglottis, accepted by refs [754] & [454]
  
• Subsp. (or var.) asperulus not recognisably distinct. [2766]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:17:32