Astragalus bylowae

Astragalus bylowae, Bylov's milkvetch, is a species of milkvetch that is endemic to a single area around Tegh in Armenia. It can be found on steppe-covered slopes at about 1,400 m elevation. It can be differentiated from the related A. ornithopodioides by the shape of its pods and leaflets and very short calyx teeth.[2] It differs from A. glochideus by its smaller calyx. It is threatened by agricultural expansion and nomadic livestock farming.[1]

Bylov's milkvetch

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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A. bylowae
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Astragalus bylowae
Elenevsky

References

  1. Arevshatyan, I. (2014). "Astragalus bylowae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T199954A2622263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199954A2622263.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. https://www.iucnredlist.org/fr/species/199954/2622263


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