Species of plant
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]
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[update] , A. bylowae was regarded as a synonym of Astragalus ornithopodioides , which has a wider distribution that includes Iran and Turkey.[ 2] [ 4]
References
^ a b "Astragalus ornithopodioides Lam." , The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-04-07
^ a b c "Astragalus ornithopodioides Lam." , Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-04-07
^ a b Arevshatyan, I. (2014), "Astragalus bylowae " , The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , vol. 2014, IUCN , p. e.T199954A2622263, doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199954A2622263.en , retrieved 2023-04-07
^ 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
Astragalus ornithopodioides Astragalus bylowae