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Astragalus angustifolius

Scientific Name: Astragalus angustifolius

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Astragalus angustifolius

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant is described as an "extremely spiny dwarf shrub" and a "softly spiny shrub."

Considerations for Children

  • This plant is described as an "extremely spiny dwarf shrub" and a "softly spiny shrub."

Common Names

  • Narrowleaf milkvetch
  • Kozinec (Czech and Slovak)
  • Schmalblttriger Tragant (German)
  • Ozkolistni grahovec (Slovenian)
  • Keigeveni, Geven (Denizli), Kar?n (Turkish)

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Astragalus angustifolius Lam.
  • Family: Leguminosae (Fabaceae)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Synonyms:
    • Astragalus hermoneus Boiss.
    • Astragalus angustifolius var. glabrescens, Boiss.
    • Astragalus angustifolius var. violaceus, Boiss.
    • Astragalus echinoides, L&#39Her.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Found in the high mountains of Crete.
  • Native to southeastern Europe, including the Balkan Peninsula and Turkey.
  • Grows in xerothermic oak forests.
  • Occurs in rocky slopes at altitudes of 1000-2000 meters.
  • Heavy soils.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Dense, hummock-forming shrub, 20-30cm tall.
  • Leaves are 2.5-4cm long, composed of twelve to twenty narrowly elliptic to linear, appressed hairy leaflets.
  • Extremely spiny dwarf shrub.

Taxonomic Rank

  • Subspecies: Astragalus angustifolius subsp. angustifolius, Astragalus angustifolius subsp. pungens, Astragalus angustifolius subsp. erinaceus
  • Varieties: Astragalus angustifolius var. angustifolius, Astragalus angustifolius var. violaceus (red flowering)

Quirky Facts

  • The name *Astragalus* is derived from the Greek "astragalos" (ankle), though the text does not specify why.

Further Information

  • USDA Plant Hardiness Map
  • Information Network - (GRIN) Online Database
  • Wikimedia Commons (for multimedia)
  • RHS (Royal Horticultural Society)
  • The Plant List
  • IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
  • Australian Plant Name Index
  • NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Discover Life
  • Natural History Museum, London