Astragalus L.
(milk-vetches)

Interactions where Astragalus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
flower flower is foodplant of UK/IrelandMinor Globiceps flavomaculatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Globiceps (Kelidocoris) flavomaculatus/Globiceps (Kelidocoris) flavomaculatusa plantbug or grassbug Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Astragalus/Astragalusmilk-vetchesflowerMinor feeds on flower
fruit (unripe) fruit (unripe) is foodplant of UK/IrelandMinor Globiceps flavomaculatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Globiceps (Kelidocoris) flavomaculatus/Globiceps (Kelidocoris) flavomaculatusa plantbug or grassbug Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Astragalus/Astragalusmilk-vetchesfruit (unripe)Minor feeds on fruit (unripe)
leaf leaf is galled by Bremiola onobrychidis a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Bremiola onobrychidis/Bremiola onobrychidisa gall midge Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Astragalus/Astragalusmilk-vetchesleaf causes gall of leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Astragalus (milk-vetches) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Astragalus alpinus
Alpine Milk-vetch
Species 4 trophisms
Astragalus cicer
Chick-pea Milk-vetch
Species 2 trophisms
Astragalus danicus
Purple Milk-vetch
Species 5 trophisms
Astragalus glycyphyllos
Wild Liquorice
Species 7 trophisms
Astragalus odoratus
Lesser Milk-vetch
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAstragalus (milk-vetches)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Astragalus (milk-vetches)

Astragalus (milk-vetches) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Astragalus (milk-vetches):

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