Astragalus ornithopodioides

Astragalus ornithopodioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to west and north Iran, the South Caucasus (Transcaucasus) and Turkey.[2] It was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1783.[1] Under the synonym Astragalus bylowae, a population occurring in Armenia was assessed as "vulnerable" in 2006.[3]

Astragalus ornithopodioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. ornithopodioides
Binomial name
Astragalus ornithopodioides
Synonyms[2]
  • Astragalus bylowae Elenevsky
  • Astragalus conrathii Freyn
  • Astragalus horwoodii Eig
  • Astragalus multijugus (Trautv.) Grossh., nom. illeg.
  • Astragalus nigrostriatus K.Koch
  • Astragalus stevenianus var. multijugus Trautv.
  • Astragalus trigonelloides Boiss.
  • Tragacantha ornithopodioides (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Tragacantha trigonelloides (Boiss.) Kuntze

Conservation

Astragalus bylowae was assessed as "critically endangered" in 2006 for the IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to a small area of Armenia.[3] As of April 2023, A. bylowae was regarded as a synonym of Astragalus ornithopodioides, which has a wider distribution that includes Iran and Turkey.[2][4]

References
  1. "Astragalus ornithopodioides Lam.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-04-07
  2. "Astragalus ornithopodioides Lam.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-04-07
  3. Arevshatyan, I. (2014), "Astragalus bylowae", The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, IUCN, vol. 2014, p. e.T199954A2622263, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199954A2622263.en, retrieved 2023-04-07
  4. Özbek, Funda (2012), Türkiye’Deki Astragalus L. (Fabaceae) Cinsine Ait Uliginosi Gray Ve Ornithopodium Bunge Seksiyonlari Üzerinde Anatomik Ve Palinolojik Araştirmalar (PDF) (MSc) (in Turkish), Ankara: Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, retrieved 2023-04-09


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