Endangered spontaneous Fabaceae species proposed for inclusion in the Red Book of the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the study on spontaneous vascular plant species, threatened with extinction from the Fabaceae Lindley family, proposed for the inclusion in the 4th edition of the Red Book of the Republic of Moldova. These include 9 endangered species: Anthyllis macrocephala Wend., Astragalus corniculatus M.Bieb., A. pastellianus Pollini, Chamaecytisus lindemannii (V.Krecz.) Klask., Ch. paczoskii (V.Krecz.) Klask., Glycyrrhiza echinata L., Lembotropis nigricans (L.) Griseb., Trigonella monspeliaca L. and Vicia biennis L. We propose to include additionally to the existant list of species protected by law 7 species: Astragalus corniculatus, Astragalus pastellianus, Chamaecytisus lindemannii, Ch. paczoskii, Glycyrrhiza echinata, Trigonella monspeliaca and Vicia biennis.