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Genus:
Astragalus Life
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Eurosid I > Fabales > Family: Fabaceae > Subfamily: Papilionoideae
About 2000 species worldwide, especially diverse in the temperate regions of
Asia. Astragalus atropilosulus
is the only species native to southern Africa; in addition there is one
species naturalised and four
species that are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Astragalus boeticus
Native from the Canary Islands to Iran. |
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Astragalus falcatus
Native from the Caucasus to Siberia. |
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Astragalus odoratus
Native from the Caucasus to western China. |
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Astragalus robbinsii
Native to the USA. |
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Links
Publications
- Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated Plants of
Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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