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Astragalus edulis Bunge

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HIGHER TAXON: Galegeae

GENUS: Astragalus L.

Astragalus edulis Bunge [Preferred name]
    Tragacantha edulis (Bunge)Kuntze {Synonym}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Algeria (N) [454]; Canary Is (N) [1908]; Morocco (N) [454]
  Europe
Spain (N) [454, 754, 1908]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean/Sahara regional transition zone; grassland. [456];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [360, 456, 754, 1908] ; Illustration [360, 456]

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

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

360.

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

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.

754.

  Heywood, V.H. & Ball, P.W., 1968
    Leguminosae.In:Flora Europaea Vol.2.ed.Tutin,T.G.et al.

1908.

  Podlech, D., 0
    Revision der annuellen Astragalus-Arten.

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