Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Astragalus caprinus L..

Astragalus caprinus L.

HIGHER TAXON: Galegeae

GENUS: Astragalus L.

Astragalus caprinus L. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Africa: Algeria (N) [454, 1778]; Egypt (N) [454, 1778]; Libya (N) [454, 1778]; Morocco (N) [454, 1778]; Tunisia (N) [454, 1778]
Asia: Iran (N) [1778]; Iraq (N) [1778]
Europe: Sicilia (N) [454, 1778]
Middle East: Cyprus (N) [1778]; Israel (N) [1778]; Jordan (N) [1778]; Lebanon (N) [1778]; Saudi Arabia (N) [1778]; Sinai (N) [454]; Syria (N) [1778]; Turkey in Asia (N) [1778]

HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean bushland & thicket [360];
    Mediterranean grasslands. [360];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [360, 368, 456, 1778] ; Distribution Map [1778] ; Illustration [368, 456, 529, 1778]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Herb ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1996 Podlech D ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1995 (Europe) Adams BR

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

360.		Quezel, P. & Santa, S., 1962
		Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie et des regions desertiq.merid.1

368.		Jafri, S.M.N., 1980
		Fabaceae.In:Flora of Libya,Pt.86.Jaffri & El Gadi

454.		Greuter, W. et al. (Eds.), 1989
		Med-Checklist Vol.4 (published)

456.		Negre, R., 1961
		Petite flore des regions arides du Maroc occidentale.1.CNRS.

529.		Ozenda, P., 1977
		Flore du Sahara, Ed.2. Edns.CNRS,Paris.

1778.		Podlech, D., 1988
		Mitt.Bot.Staatss.Munchen 25:1-924.Revision von Astragalus...