Astragalus acmophylloides

Sharp-leaved milkvetch
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Galegeae
Subtribe:	Astragalinae
Genus:	Astragalus
Species:	A. acmophylloies
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]

References

1 2 Aytaç, Z. & Ekici, M. (2014). "Astragalus acmophylloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

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