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'''''Astragalus bylowae''''', '''Bylov's milkvetch''', is a species of [[Astragalus|milkvetch]] that is [[Endemism|endemic]] to a single area around [[Tegh]] in [[Armenia]]. It can be found on steppe-covered slopes at about 1,400&nbsp;m elevation. It can be differentiated from the related ''[[Astragalus ornithopodioides|A. ornithopodioides]]'' by the shape of its pods and leaflets and very short calyx teeth. It differs from ''[[Astragalus glochideus|A. glochideus]]'' by its smaller calyx. It is threatened by agricultural expansion and nomadic livestock farming.<ref name="IUCN" />
'''''Astragalus bylowae''''', '''Bylov's milkvetch''', is a species of [[Astragalus|milkvetch]] that is [[Endemism|endemic]] to a single area around [[Tegh]] in [[Armenia]]. It can be found on steppe-covered slopes at about 1,400&nbsp;m elevation. It can be differentiated from the related ''[[Astragalus ornithopodioides|A. ornithopodioides]]'' by the shape of its pods and leaflets and very short calyx teeth. It differs from ''[[Astragalus glochideus|A. glochideus]]'' by its smaller calyx. It is threatened by [[agricultural expansion]] and nomadic livestock farming.<ref name="IUCN" />


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Bylov's milkvetch
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Astragalinae
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A. bylowae
Binomial name
Astragalus bylowae
Elenevsky

Astragalus bylowae, Bylov's milkvetch, is a species of milkvetch that is endemic to a single area around Tegh in Armenia. It can be found on steppe-covered slopes at about 1,400 m elevation. It can be differentiated from the related A. ornithopodioides by the shape of its pods and leaflets and very short calyx teeth. It differs from A. glochideus by its smaller calyx. It is threatened by agricultural expansion and nomadic livestock farming.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Arevshatyan, I. (2014). "Astragalus bylowae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T199954A2622263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199954A2622263.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.