Accepted Name

Astragalus stella L., Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 2: 734. 1767.

Synonyms

Astragalus ambiguus (Rouy) Sennen in schedis imprim. ad. F.Sennen, Plantes d_Espagne no. 4334. 1922.

Astragalus arenicola Pomel, Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Alg‚rie 11: 184. 1874.

Astragalus asterias Hohen. subsp. polyactinus (“Boiss_ Hochreut.) Greuter, Willdenowia 15: 427. 1986.

Astragalus castroviejoi Talavera & Sénchez-Gômez, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 67: 42. 2010.

Astragalus cruciatus Link var. polyactinus Hochreut., Ann. Conserv. Jardin bot. Geneve 7-8: 170. 1904.

Astragalus cruciatus var. algeriensis Sirj., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 228. 1944.

Astragalus cruciatus var. canariensis Sirj., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 228. 1944.

Astragalus sesameus L. var. ambiguus Rouy, in Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 5: 163. 1899.

Astragalus stella Desf., Fl. Atl. 2: 187.

Astragalus stella var. acutifolius DC., Astragal.: 105. 1802.

Astragalus stella var. minor Sennen & Pau, in schedis imprim. ad Sennen, Pl. d’Espagne 57. 1906?.

Astragalus tribuloides Delile var.medians Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 27: 222. 1936. iv. 1939.

Tragacantha acutifolia (DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. 2: 940. 1891.

Tragacantha stella (_Gouan_ L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. 2: 948. 1891.

Regional Endemic

Distribution Pattern

Europe ( Portugal / Spain / France / Canary Islands ) Africa ( Egypt / Morocco / Algeria / Tunisia / Libya )

Local Endemic

Chromosome Number

2n=16 , 2n=24?

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