| Astragalus ornithopodioides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. ornithopodioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus ornithopodioides Lam. | |
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Astragalus ornithopodioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to west and north Iran, the South Caucasus (Transcaucasus) and Turkey. It was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1783. Under the synonym Astragalus bylowae, a population occurring in Armenia was assessed as "vulnerable" in 2006.
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. As of April 2023, A. bylowae was regarded as a synonym of Astragalus ornithopodioides, which has a wider distribution that includes Iran and Turkey.
References
- ^ "Astragalus ornithopodioides Lam.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-04-07
- ^ "Astragalus ornithopodioides Lam.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-04-07
- ^ 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
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| Astragalus ornithopodioides | |
| Astragalus bylowae | |
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