Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (≡) Astragalus pelecinus (L.) Barneby

Common names:

• sågväppling  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: forage (a species with cultivars planted in Australia ('Casbah'))
• Environmental: potential for pollution control (for reducing methane in field pastures)

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

• MACARONESIA: Portugal, [Madeira Islands] Spain [Canarias]
• NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya (n.e.), Morocco, Tunisia
• NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
• EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania (n.)

Asia-Temperate

• WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria (w.), Turkey

Europe

• SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
• SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (s. & Corsica), Portugal, Spain (incl. Baleares)


Cultivated

Australasia

• AUSTRALIA: Australia [South Australia]

References:

1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) URL: www.skud.info
2. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
3. Banik, B. K. et al. 2013. Variability of in vitro ruminal fermentation and methanogenic potenial in the pasture legume biserrula (Biserrula pelecinus L.). Crop Pasture Sci. 64:409-416. Note: recognized as an important pasture legume in southern Australia
4. Barneby, R. C. 1964. Atlas of North American Astragalus. Part I. The Phacoid and Homaloboid Astragali. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13:26. Note: = Astragalus pelecinus (L.) Barneby
5. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
6. Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Astragalus pelecinus (L.) Barneby
8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Biserrula+pelecinus&quantity=1 target='_blank'
9. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
10. Howieson, J. G. et al. 1995. Biserrula pelecinus L. - a legume pasture species with potential for acid, duplex soils which is nodulated by unique root-nodule bacteria. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 46(5):997-1009.
11. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
12. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
13. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Astragalus pelecinus (L.) Barneby
14. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus. Note: = Astragalus pelecinus (L.) Barneby
15. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
16. Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
17. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
18. Thulin, M. 1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
19. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
20. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
21. Wojciechowski, M. F. et al. 1999. Evidence on the monophyly of Astragalus (Fabaceae) and its major subgroups based on nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS and chloroplast DNA trnL intron data. Syst. Bot. 24:409-437. Note: an outlying species not forming part of Astragalus s.str., based on molecular evidence
22. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=7246. Accessed 9 May 2024.