Astragalus acmophylloides

Sharp-leaved milkvetch
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Astragalus
Species:	A. acmophylloides
Binomial name
	Astragalus acmophylloides; Grossh.
Synonyms
	Astragalus sommieri subsp. acmophylloides (Grossh.) Ponert; Astragalus transcausicus (Boriss.) Boriss.; Tragacantha transcaucasica Boriss.;

Astragalus acmophylloides, the sharp-leaved milkvetch, is a species of milkvetch that is endemic to Erzurum and Artvin provinces. in Turkey. It can be found at pine forest edges at about 1,700 m elevation. It is threatened by dam construction and overgrazing.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Aytaç, Z. & Ekici, M. (2014). "Astragalus acmophylloides". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T199931A2620630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199931A2620630.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/199931/0

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[IUCN-1] Aytaç, Z. & Ekici, M. (2014). "Astragalus acmophylloides". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T199931A2620630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199931A2620630.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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