Taxon: Astragalus sesameus L.

Genus:

Astragalus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt.Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Subtribe:

Astragalinae

Nomen number:

5881

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:759. 1753

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

11-ago-2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 11-ago-2003

Species priority site is:

Western Regional PI Station (W6)

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Common names:

purple milk-vetch (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France, Portugal, Spain

References:

Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984- (L Medit)
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). (Aust Pl Common Names)
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980 (F Eur)

Check other web resources for Astragalus sesameus L. :

Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=5881. Accessed 11 mayo 2024.