Astragalus sprucei

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FABALES	LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name:	Astragalus sprucei
Species Authority:	I.M.Johnst.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable   B1ab(iii)   ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2004
Assessor/s:	Neill, D. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s:	Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Justification: A rare terrestrial herb endemic to Andean Ecuador, where it is apparently confined to the watersheds of the Patate and Chambo rivers in the central sierra, just below the paramo and in sites near cultivated fields. Several collections have been made near Riobamba, and one small population was recently discovered near the Laguna Quilotoa. Recorded more then 50 years ago in Pichincha province, but not located there since. Apparently threatened by the spread of agriculture and grazing in the densely populated inter-Andean area of Cotopaxi, Tungurahua and Chimborazo provinces.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Altitude of 2,500–3,500 m.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Terrestrial

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.