Taxon:  Astragalus frigidus (L.) A. Gray



Summary
Genus:
Astragalus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Galegeae
Subtribe:
Astragalinae
Nomen number:
5786
Place of publication:
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6:219.  1864
Verified:
01/31/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Phaca frigida L.

Autonym(s)
Astragalus frigidus (L.) A. Gray var. frigidus

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Phaca frigida L. var. frigida

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Phaca alpina L.
Phaca alpina L. var. alpina

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Ali, S. I. 1961. Revision of the genus Astragalus from W. Pakistan and N.W. Himalayas. Biologia (Lahore) 7:38.
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  6. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus frigidus (L.) Bunge
  7. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  8. Ohba, H. et al. 1994. Astragalus (Fabaceae): taxonomic studies of the plants from the Kunlun Mountains in central Asia: 1. J. Jap. Bot. 70:29.
  9. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  10. Sanjappa, M. 1992. Legumes of India
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Swedishisvedel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan s.e.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus frigidus (L.) Bunge
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus frigidus (L.) Bunge
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus frigidus (L.) Bunge
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian Federation-Far EastFar East Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus frigidus (L.) Bunge
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus frigidus (L.) Bunge
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus frigidus (L.) Bunge
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjabn. 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus frigidus (L.) Bunge
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine   
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly n.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (s.e.), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
  • CHINA: China [Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Punjab (n.)], Nepal, Pakistan (n.)
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy (n.), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  3. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus frigidus (L.) Bunge
  4. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=5786. Accessed 12 May 2026.