Astragalus
Astragalus tragacantha ssp. vicentinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Galegeae Genus: Astragalus L.
Species
See text. For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Orders See text. ... Families Fabaceae (legumes) Quillajaceae Polygalaceae (milkwort family) Surianaceae The Fabales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... Tribes Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Carmichaelieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Indigofereae Liparieae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. ... Genera See text Galegeae is a tribe of the subfamily Faboideae. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ...

Astragalus (As-trá-ga-lus) is a large genus of about 2,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include milk-vetch (most species) and goat's-thorn (A. gummifera, A. tragacanthus). Some pale-flowered vetches are similar in appearance, but vetches are more vine-like. FIG. 270– Left talus, from above. ... This article is under construction. ... For other uses, see Herb (disambiguation). ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... This article is about the fruit of the plants also called legumes. For the plants themselves, see Fabaceae . ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... ... Tribes Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Carmichaelieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Indigofereae Liparieae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. ... Northern hemisphere highlighted in yellow. ... Species About 140 species, including: Vicia bithynica (Bithynian Vetch) Vicia canescens Vicia cassubica (Danzig Vetch) Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch) Vicia dumetorum Vicia faba (Broad Bean) Vicia hirsuta (Hairy Vetch) Vicia lathyroides (Spring Vetch) Vicia lutea (Yellow Vetch) Vicia narbonensis Vicia onobrychioides Vicia oroboides Vicia orobus (Upright Vetch) Vicia pannonica Vicia... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Host for insects

Astragalus glycyphyllos

Astragalus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the following case-bearers of the genus Coleophora: C. astragalella (feeds exclusively on A. glycyphyllos), C. cartilaginella (feeds exclusively on Astragalus), C. colutella, C. euryaula (feeds exclusively on Astragalus), C. gallipennella (feeds exclusively on A. glycyphyllos), C. hippodromica (feeds exclusively on A. gombo), C. onobrychiella (feeds exclusively on Astragalus), C. polonicella (feeds exclusively on A. arenarius) and C. vicinella. Binomial name Astragalus glycyphyllos L. Astragalus glycyphyllos (Licorice milkvetch, Wild liquorice, Wild licorice) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe. ... A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Subdivisions See Taxonomy of Lepidoptera and Lepidopteran diversity. ... Coleophora is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae with over 750 described species. ...

Medicinal use

Main article: Astragalus propinquus#Possible_uses

Astragalus propinquus (also known as Astragalus membranaceus) has a history of use as an herbal medicine, and the biotechnology firms Geron Corporation and TA Sciences have been working on deriving a telomerase activator from it. The term Herbalism refers to folk and traditional medicinal practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. ... Geron Corporation is a biotechnology company founded by Dr. Michael West that is based in Menalo Park, California. ... Telomerase is an enzyme that adds specific DNA sequence repeats (TTAGGG in all vertebrates) to the 3 (three prime) end of DNA strands in the telomere regions, which are found at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes. ...

Ornamental use

Several species, including A. alpinus (bluish-purple flowers), A. hypoglottis (purple flowers) and A. lotoides, are grown as ornamental plants in gardens. Petunia This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Selected species

(See external references)

Species See text. ... Binomial name Astragalus atropilosulus (Hochst. ... Binomial name Astragalus bibullatus Barneby and E.L. Bridges Astragalus bibullatus (Pynes ground plum) is an endangered species that is endemic to the cedar glades of the central basin of Tennessee. ... Binomial name L. Astragalus canadensis is a common and widespread member of the milkvetch genus in the legume family, known commonly as Canadian milkvetch. ... Binomial name Astragalus glycyphyllos L. Astragalus glycyphyllos (Licorice milkvetch, Wild liquorice, Wild licorice) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Astragalus lemmonii A. Gray Lemmon’s milkvetch (Astragalus lemmonii) is a rare plant of eastern California. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Astragalus newberryi A.Gray Astragalus newberryi (Newberry milkvetch), is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the southwestern United States in the Death Valley area and the eastern Mojave Desert. ...

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