Astragalus pendulus

Astragalus pendulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Astragalus
Species:	A. pendulus
Binomial name
	Astragalus pendulus; D.C.
Synonyms
	Astragalus atropurpureus Boiss. & Heldr. ; Astragalus campylosema Boiss. ; Astragalus coelestis Boiss. ; Astragalus feddei Širj. ; Astragalus fodinarum Boiss. & Noë ex Bunge ; Astragalus hashtrudicus Ranjbar ; Astragalus pityusarum Bornm. ; Tragacantha atropurpurea (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kuntze ; Tragacantha campylosema (Boiss.) Kuntze ; Tragacantha coelestis (Boiss.) Kuntze ; Tragacantha fodinarum (Boiss. & Noë ex Bunge) Kuntze ;

Astragalus pendulus, synonym Astragalus coelestis, is a species of milkvetch native to Iran, the Transcaucasus and Turkey.^[1]

Conservation edit

Astragalus coelestis was assessed as "data deficient" in the 2006 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Armenia, occurring on Mount Bug-Dag in the Sevan area on slopes at about 2,200 m elevation.^[2] As of April 2023^[update], A. coelestis was regarded as a synonym of Astragalus pendulus, which has a wider distribution, including Iran and Turkey.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Astragalus pendulus D.C." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
^ Arevshatyan, I. (2014). "Astragalus coelestis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T199939A2621178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199939A2621178.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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[POWO_479159-1-1] "Astragalus pendulus D.C." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-05.

[IUCN-2] Arevshatyan, I. (2014). "Astragalus coelestis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T199939A2621178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199939A2621178.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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