Astragalus onobrychis is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae. It is the type species[disputed ] of the genus Astragalus, the largest genus of flowering plants by number of known species.

Astragalus onobrychis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. onobrychis
Binomial name
Astragalus onobrychis
L., 1753

References edit

  • L.Tooltip Carl Linnaeus (1753) Species Plantarum, Tomus II: 760.
  • "5844". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.