Astragalus croaticus Alegro, Bogdanović, Brullo & Giusso sp. nova (Fabaceae) is described and illustrated from Dalmatia (Croatia). It. grows on the carbonatic mountains of Biokovo and Mosor on rocky stands. Morphologically, it shows close similari ties with A. sirinicus and A. angustifolius, two thorny species belonging to the sect. Melanocercis. However, A. croaticus has several distinguishing features chiefly in the leaves, flowers and legumes.
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1 December 2009
Astragalus croaticus (Fabaceae), a New Species from Croatia
Antun Alegro,
Sandra Bogdanović,
Salvatore Brullo,
Gianpietro Giusso del Galdo
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Annales Botanici Fennici
Vol. 46 • No. 6
December 2009
Vol. 46 • No. 6
December 2009
Astragalus
FABACEAE
new species
taxonomy