Astragalus hypoglottis

Astragalus hypoglottis
Inflorescence
Botanical illustration from English Botany
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. hypoglottis
Binomial name
Astragalus hypoglottis
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex Hook.
    • Astragalus clusii Pollini
    • Astragalus dasyglottis var. hypoglottis (L.) Pall.
    • Astragalus gremlii Burnat
    • Astragalus hippoglossus St.-Lag.
    • Astragalus hypoglottis var. gremlii (Burnat) Bolzon
    • Astragalus hypoglottis var. purpureus (Lam.) Fiori
    • Astragalus hypoglottis subsp. purpureus (Lam.) Rivas Goday & Borja
    • Astragalus onobrychis subsp. hypoglottis (L.) Bonnier & Layens
    • Astragalus onobrychis subsp. purpureus (Lam.) Bonnier & Layens
    • Astragalus onobrychis subsp. purpureus Bonnier
    • Astragalus pulchellus Salisb.
    • Astragalus purpureus Lam.
    • Astragalus purpureus subsp. gremlii (Burnat) Asch. & Graebn.
    • Astragalus purpureus proles gremlii (Burnat) Rouy
    • Hypoglottis purpurea Fourr.
    • Oxytropis montana Spreng.
    • Phaca hypoglottis (L.) MacMill.
    • Solenotus hypoglottis (L.) Steven
    • Tragacantha hypoglottis (L.) Kuntze
    • Tragacantha purpurea (Lam.) Kuntze

Astragalus hypoglottis, the purple milkvetch or tongue-under-tongue, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to Spain, France, Italy, Austria, the former Yugoslavia, and Albania.[1] A decumbent perennial with stems reaching 8 in (20 cm), it is typically found in dry, alkaline soils.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Astragalus hypoglottis subsp. gremlii (Burnat) Greuter & Burdet – eastern France, Italy, Austria, former Yugoslavia, Albania
  • Astragalus hypoglottis subsp. hypoglottis – Spain, southern France

References

  1. ^ a b c "Astragalus hypoglottis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b Sowerby, James (1864). Boswell Syme, John T. (ed.). English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants. Vol. 3 (Third ed.). London: Robert Hardwicke. pp. 74–75. LCCN 05019913. Retrieved 2 September 2025.


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