First record of Astragalus muelleri Steud. & Hochst. in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Astragalus muelleri, Bosnia and Herzegovina, endemic species, flora, new recordAbstract
This paper presents the records of Astragalus muelleri Steud. & Hochst., new species for the flora of Bosnia and Herzegovina, found at two localities on the rocky, sub-Mediterranean pastures of the slopes of Žaba Mt in the municipality of Neum. Collected specimens belong to subsp. muelleri, which has considered endemic to western Balkans (Croatia and Montenegro) so far. With these records, the flora of Bosnia and Herzegovina is richer in one endemic Balkan taxon.
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