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Astragalus epiglottis L.

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HIGHER TAXON: Galegeae

GENUS: Astragalus L.

Astragalus epiglottis L. [Preferred name]
    Astragalus asperulus Dufour {Synonym}
    Astragalus ephippium Pomel {Synonym}
    Astragalus epiglossus St.-Lag. {Synonym}
    Astragalus epiglottis ssp. asperulus (Dufour)Nyman {Synonym}
    Astragalus epiglottis ssp. epiglottis L. {Doubtful synonym}
    Astragalus epiglottis var. asperulus (Dufour)DC. {Synonym}
    Astragalus epiglottis var. ephippium (Pomel)Batt. {Synonym}
    Astragalus epiglottis var. intermedius Faure & Maire {Synonym}
    Astragalus epiglottis var. longipes Lange {Synonym}
    Astragalus epiglottis var. pedunculata Batt. {Synonym}
    Astragalus epiglottoides Willk. {Synonym}
    Glottis epiglottis (L.)Medik. {Synonym}
    Tragacantha asperula (Dufour)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Tragacantha epiglottis (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Algeria (N) [454]; Libya (N) [454]; Morocco (N) [454]; Tunisia (N) [454]
  Europe
Balearic Is (N) [1908]; France (N) [454, 1908]; Greece (N) [454, 754, 1908]; Italy (N) [454, 1883, 1908]; Kriti (N) [454, 754, 1908, 2306]; Portugal (N) [454, 754, 1908]; Sardegna (N) [454, 754, 1908]; Sicilia (N) [454, 754, 1908]; Spain (N) [454, 754, 1908, 2363]
  Middle East
Cyprus (N) [454, 1895]; East Aegean Is(Greek) (N) [454, 1869]; Israel (N) [2050]; Jordan (N) [2050]; Lebanon (N) [1908]; Syria (N) [1908]; Turkey in Asia (N) [454, 1869]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean bushland & thicket [360];
    Mediterranean grasslands. [456];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [368, 456, 754, 1908, 2196] ; Distribution Map [2363] ; Illustration [360, 456, 1883, 2196]

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

  
NOTES:
  2 subspp.:asperulus & epiglottis, accepted by refs [754] & [454] []
  Subsp. (or var.) asperulus not recognisably distinct. [2766]

  
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.

754.

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

1869.

  Davis, P.H., 1970
    Flora of Turkey & the East Aegean Islands; Vol. 3.

1883.

  Pignatti, S., 1982
    Flora Italica. Edagicole, Bologna.

1895.

  Meikle, R.D., 1977
    Flora of Cyprus, Vol.1. The Bentham-Moxon Trust, R.B.G.Kew

1908.

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

2050.

  Zohary, M., 1972
    Flora of Palestina Part 2.

2196.

  Dominguez, E., 1987
    Pap.in Flora Vasc.de Andalucia Occ. Ketres,Barcelona

2306.

  Turland, N.J. et al., 1993
    Flora of the Cretan area

2363.

  Bolos, O.de & Vigo, J., 1984
    Flora dels Paisos Catalans Vol.1

2766.

  Podlech, D., 1994
    Sendtnera 2:39-170.Revision Altweltlichen Allue.Art....Astra
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