Astragalus pelecinus (L.)Barneby

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Astragalus L.
Tribe: Galegeae
References: [1908][1079][454]

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Other names:

• Biserrula mediterranea Bubani [Synonym] [2697][2822]
  
• Biserrula pelecinus L. Var. gabrielis Sennen [Synonym] [2784][2822]
  
• Biserrula pelecinus L. Var. vasilevii Degen & Urum. [Synonym] [2808][2822]
  
• Pelecinus biserrula Moench [Synonym] [833][2822]
  

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Descriptors:

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

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Uses:

• Forage [456]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1765] [1908] [2159]
  • Algeria [454]
  • Canary Is [210]
  • Djibouti [1765]
  • Egypt [1908]
  • Ethiopia [210]
  • Libya [454]
  • Madeira [2159]
  • Morocco [454]
  • Sudan [210]
  • Tanzania [210] [454]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Europe [454] [1908] [2306]
  • Albania [454] [1908]
  • Balearic Is [454] [1908]
  • Bulgaria [454] [1908]
  • Corsica [454] [1908]
  • France [454] [1908]
  • Greece [454] [1908]
  • Italy [454] [1908]
  • Kriti [454] [1908] [2306]
  • Portugal [454] [1908]
  • Sardegna [454] [1908]
  • Sicilia [454] [1908]
  • Spain [454] [1908]
  • Turkey in Europe [454]
  • Yugoslavia [1908]

• Middle East [454] [1908] [2050] [2159]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Israel [2050]
  • Jordan [2050]
  • Lebanon [2159]
  • Saudi Arabia [1908]
  • Syria [2159]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]

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Notes:

• Two subspp.;leiocarpus & pelecinus [1908]
  
• Subsp.leiocarpus confined to Africa
  
• The author names (L.) Barneby after the repeated subsp. name is not correct.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:17:46