Astragalus somcheticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Galegeae
Genus: Astragalus
Species: Astragalus somcheticus

Name

Astragalus somcheticus K.Koch, Linnaea 15(6): 720 (1842).

• Type: "In Somchetia".

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Astragalus demetrii Kharadze, in Sakharthw. S.S.R. Mec’niereb. Akad. Moambe 3: 699 (1942).
  • Astragalus demetrii var. violaceus Grossh., Dokl. Akad. Nauk Azerbaidzhansk. S.S.R. 4: 483 (1948).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Western Asia Türkiye References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Koch, K. 1842. Catalogus plantarum, quas in itinere per Caucasum, Georgiam Armeniamque annis 1836 et 1837 collegit Dr. Carolus Koch, Jenensis. Linnaea 15: 243–258, 705–723. BHL, BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Astragalus somcheticus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Astragalus somcheticus. Published online. Accessed: 20. Mar. 2026. Reference page.