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Astragalus suprapilosus

Scientific Name: Astragalus suprapilosus

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Astragalus suprapilosus

Astragalus suprapilosus, described by Nikolai Fedorovich Gontscharow in 1946, is an accepted scientific name for a plant species.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Astragalus suprapilosus Gontsch.
  • Family: Leguminosae (also known as Fabaceae)
  • Genus: Astragalus L.
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonyms: Complete taxon name: Astragalus suprapilosus Gontscharow

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to Ukraine.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Habit: Herb
  • Lifespan: Perennial
  • Not a climbing plant.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Serves as a food plant for the caterpillars of the Caucasian Vernal Copper butterfly (Tomares callimachus) in Crimea.

Resources and Further Information

  • The Plant List (database entry may be incomplete)
  • ILDIS World Database of Legumes
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Flora of the U.S.S.R., Botanicheskii institut (Akademiia nauk SSSR). Mifal tirgume ha-mada ha-Yisreeli. Smithsonian Institution. v. 12, 1968, Page 416.
  • Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)

Quirky Facts

  • The species was described by Nikolai Fedorovich Gontscharow in 1946.