Astragalus

Astragalus
	Astragalus alpinus
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Faimily:	Fabaceae
Subfaimily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Galegeae
Subtribe:	Astragalinae
Genus:	Astragalus; L.
Teep species
	Astragalus onobrychis; L.
Synonyms
	Acanthophaca Nevski; Aragallus Neck. ex Greene; Astenolobium Nevski; Astracantha Podlech; Atelophragma Rydb.; Barnebyella Podlech; Batidophaca Rydb.; Biserrula L.; Brachyphragma Rydb.; Cnemidophacos Rydb.; Contortuplicata Medik.; Cryptorrhynchus Nevski; Ctenophyllum Rydb.; Cystium Steven; Didymopelta Regel & Schmalh.; Diholcos Rydb.; Diplotheca Hochst.; Erophaca Boiss.; Geoprumnon Rydb.; Gynophoraria Rydb.; Hamosa Medik.; Hedyphylla Steven; Hesperastragalus A. Heller; Hesperonix Rydb.; Holcophacos Rydb.; Homalobus Nutt.; Jonesiella Rydb.; Kentrophyta Nutt.; Kiapasia Woronow ex Grossh.; Lonchophaca Rydb.; Microphacos Rydb.; Mystirophora Nevski; Neodielsia Harms; Oedicephalus Nevski; Onix Medik.; Ophiocarpus (Bunge) Ikonn.; Orophaca (Torr. & A. Gray) Britton; Oxyglottis (Bunge) Nevski; Phaca L.; Phacomene Rydb.; Phacopsis Rydb.; Phyllolobium Fisch. ex Spreng.; Pisophaca Rydb.; Podlechiella Maassoumi & Kaz. Osaloo; Poecilocarpus Nevski; Pterophacos Rydb.; Sewerzowia Regel & Schmalh.; Thium Steud.; Tragacantha Mill.; Xylophacos Rydb.

Astragalus is a muckle genus o aboot 3,000 species^[1] o yerbs an smaa shrubs, belangin tae the legume faimily Fabaceae an the subfaimily Faboideae. The genus is native tae temperate regions o the Northren Hemisphere. Common names include milkvetch (maist species), locoweed (in North Americae, some species)^[2] an goat's-thorn (A. gummifer, A. tragacanthus). Some fauch-flouered vetches is seimilar in appearance, but vetches is mair vine-lik.

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 This mey actually be a valid genus.

References

↑ Frodin, D. G. (2004). "History and concepts of big plant genera". Taxon. 53 (3): 753–776. doi:10.2307/4135449.
↑ "Astragalus (Locoweed) flowers". Rootcellar.us. Archived frae the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 5 Julie 2013.

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[Valid-1] 1 2 3 4 5 This mey actually be a valid genus.

[2] Frodin, D. G. (2004). "History and concepts of big plant genera". Taxon. 53 (3): 753–776. doi:10.2307/4135449.

[3] "Astragalus (Locoweed) flowers". Rootcellar.us. Archived frae the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 5 Julie 2013.

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Astragalus

Astragalus alpinus
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Faimily:	Fabaceae
Subfaimily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Galegeae
Subtribe:	Astragalinae
Genus:	Astragalus L.
Teep species
Astragalus onobrychis L.
Synonyms
Acanthophaca Nevski Aragallus Neck. ex Greene Astenolobium Nevski Astracantha Podlech Atelophragma Rydb. Barnebyella Podlech Batidophaca Rydb. Biserrula L.^{[Note 1]} Brachyphragma Rydb. Cnemidophacos Rydb. Contortuplicata Medik. Cryptorrhynchus Nevski Ctenophyllum Rydb. Cystium Steven Didymopelta Regel & Schmalh. Diholcos Rydb. Diplotheca Hochst. Erophaca Boiss.^{[Note 1]} Geoprumnon Rydb. Gynophoraria Rydb. Hamosa Medik. Hedyphylla Steven Hesperastragalus A. Heller Hesperonix Rydb. Holcophacos Rydb. Homalobus Nutt. Jonesiella Rydb. Kentrophyta Nutt. Kiapasia Woronow ex Grossh. Lonchophaca Rydb. Microphacos Rydb. Mystirophora Nevski Neodielsia Harms Oedicephalus Nevski Onix Medik. Ophiocarpus (Bunge) Ikonn. Orophaca (Torr. & A. Gray) Britton^{[Note 1]} Oxyglottis (Bunge) Nevski Phaca L. Phacomene Rydb. Phacopsis Rydb. Phyllolobium Fisch. ex Spreng.^{[Note 1]} Pisophaca Rydb. Podlechiella Maassoumi & Kaz. Osaloo^{[Note 1]} Poecilocarpus Nevski Pterophacos Rydb. Sewerzowia Regel & Schmalh. Thium Steud. Tragacantha Mill. Xylophacos Rydb.