Astragalus microcephalus
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. microcephalus
Binomial name
Astragalus microcephalus
Synonyms

Of the species:[1]

  • Astracantha microcephala (Willd.) Podlech
  • Tragacantha microcephala (Willd.) Kuntze

Of subsp. microcephalus:[2]

  • Astracantha adusta (Bunge) Podlech
  • Astracantha aitosensis (Ivan.) Podlech
  • Astracantha arnacantha subsp. aitosensis (Ivan.) Réer & Podlech
  • Astracantha atenica (Ivan.) Podlech
  • Astracantha bienerti (Bunge) Podlech
  • Astracantha erinacea (Kuntze) Podlech
  • Astracantha ghilanica (Fisch.) Podlech
  • Astracantha gudrathii (Al.Fed., Fed. & Rzazade) Podlech
  • Astracantha terekensis (Al.Fed., Fed. & Rzazade) Podlech
  • Astragalus adustus Bunge
  • Astragalus aitosensis Ivan.
  • Astragalus arnacantha subsp. aitosensis (Ivan.) Maassoumi
  • Astragalus atenicus Ivan.
  • Astragalus bibracteolatus Širj. & Rech.f.
  • Astragalus bienertii Bunge
  • Astragalus eriocaulos DC.
  • Astragalus fissilis subsp. neglectus Freyn
  • Astragalus fissilis Freyn & Sint. ex Sommier & Levier
  • Astragalus fissus Freyn & Sint.
  • Astragalus getschesarensis Širj. & Bornm.
  • Astragalus ghilanicus Fisch.
  • Astragalus gudrathii Al.Fed., Fed. & Rzazade
  • Astragalus neglectus (Freyn) Freyn, nom. illeg.
  • Astragalus pycnophyllus Steven
  • Astragalus senganensis Bunge
  • Astragalus terekensis Al.Fed., Fed. & Rzazade
  • Tragacantha adusta (Bunge) Kuntze
  • Tragacantha bienertii (Bunge) Kuntze
  • Tragacantha erinacea Kuntze
  • Tragacantha eriocaulos (DC.) Steven
  • Tragacantha ghilanica (Fisch.) Kuntze
  • Tragacantha pycnophylla (Steven) Steven
  • Tragacantha senganensis (Bunge) Kuntze

Of subsp. pycnocladus:[3]

  • Astragalus brantii Eig
  • Astragalus gerruensis Bornm. & Širj.
  • Astragalus glaucopsiformis Maassoumi
  • Astragalus parrowianus var. intermedius Širj. & Bornm.
  • Astragalus pirimukurunicus Eig
  • Astragalus pycnocladus Boiss. & Hausskn.

Astragalus microcephalus is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native from Bulgaria to Iran.[1] It was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1802.[4] The species and its two subspecies have acquired a large number of synonyms. Under a synonym of Astragalus microcephalus subsp. microcephalus, Astragalus atenicus, plants occurring in Georgia were assessed as "vulnerable".[5]

Subspecies

As of April 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:[1]

  • Astragalus microcephalus subsp. microcephalus
  • Astragalus microcephalus subsp. pycnocladus (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Širj.

Distribution

Astragalus microcephalus is native to southeast Bulgaria, Iran, Iraq, the North Caucasus, the South Caucasus (Transcaucasus) and Turkey.[1] A. microcephalus subsp. microcephalus is native to Bulgaria, Iran, the North Caucasus, the South Caucasus and Turkey;[2] A. microcephalus subsp. pycnocladus is found only in northeast Iraq and northwest Iran.[3]

Conservation

Astragalus atenicus was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 2007 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Kvemo Kartli in eastern Georgia, being found on stony and rubbly sites, in the mid-montane zone between elevations of 1,400 and 1,800 m.[5] As of April 2023, A. atenicus was regarded as a synonym of A. microcephalus subsp. microcephalus, which has a wider distribution outside Georgia.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Astragalus microcephalus Willd.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-04-07
  2. 1 2 3 "Astragalus microcephalus subsp. microcephalus", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-04-07
  3. 1 2 "Astragalus microcephalus subsp. pycnocladus", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-04-07
  4. ↑ "Astragalus microcephalus Willd.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-04-07
  5. 1 2 Gagnidze, R.; Shetekauri, S. & Batsatsashvili, K. (2014), "Astracantha atenicus", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2014, retrieved 2023-04-07


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