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Astragalus acmophylloides

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Species of legume

Sharp-leaved milkvetch
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
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. acmophylloides
Binomial name
Astragalus acmophylloides
Grossh.
Synonyms
  • Astragalus sommieri subsp. acmophylloides (Grossh.) Ponert
  • Astragalus transcausicus (Boriss.) Boriss.
  • Tragacantha transcaucasica Boriss.

Astragalus acmophylloides, the sharp-leaved milkvetch, is a species of milkvetch that is endemic to Erzurum and Artvin provinces. in Turkey. It can be found at pine forest edges at about 1,700 m elevation. It is threatened by dam construction and overgrazing.

References

  1. ^ Aytaç, Z. & Ekici, M. (2014). "Astragalus acmophylloides". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T199931A2620630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199931A2620630.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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Taxon identifiers
Astragalus acmophylloides


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