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Astragalus captiosus
Scientific Name: Astragalus captiosus
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
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Astragalus captiosus
Astragalus captiosus, described by Antonina Georgievna Borissova in 1947, is a species within the genus Astragalus, commonly known as milkvetch, astragales, or locoweed.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus captiosus Boriss.
- Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms:
- Astragalus interpositus Boriss.
- Astragalus ketzkhovelii Kharadze
- Astragalus klukhoricus Sosn.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native: Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, and Stavropol (regions within Russia and the Caucasus).
- Reported: Also reported in Antarctica, Azerbaijan, Russia, and the United States.
- Often found on gravelly substrates, and in dry meadows.
- Plays a role in securing steep slopes against soil erosion.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Trees can find a great part of nutrients in the soil, because their roots spread more than ten metres.
Ecological Role
- Dominant species in some dry meadow ecosystems.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Often found alongside other plants like Campanula collina, Swertia iberica, Sedcus stevenianum, Chaerophyllum humile, Jurinea exuberans, Anlhemis dumetorum, Aster ibericus, and Erigeron caucasicus.
Further Information
- ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System)
- ILDIS World Database of Legumes
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USDA Plants Database
- PubMed