Talk:Astragalus propinquus

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[edit] Taxo box

Needs a taxo box. WLU 01:59, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Uncritical References

The Encyclopedia linked to from this article is totally one-sided and uncritical with regards claims made for Astragalus. The wikipedia article itself is also unbalanced. And what's with "reputed to"?? I could say that Astragalus was reputed to make women give birth to bright blue triplets - doesn't mean there's any truth in the statement. Can we make this article more balanced, please? Squid87 15:23, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Good point, both links are suspect as the second is a blog. I'm removing them both. WLU 17:01, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proof needed

What is the proof that this very well known species has had its name changed? By whose authority is this now the "accepted" name and when was this changed, and for what reason? Badagnani (talk) 01:21, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

ILDIS LegumeWeb. It's a great site. Check it out.

WriterHound (talk) 23:28, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Doesn't answer the question "for what reason." Badagnani (talk) 23:38, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

For what reason: Plant articles should always be under the plant's accepted name. After all of the research that I've done on this plant, however, I'm still not convinced now that Astragalus propinquus is the accepted name for Astragalus membranaceus, even though ILDIS is normally the golden standard when it comes to legume taxonomy. If you find any more information on this, please let me know.

WriterHound (talk) 02:57, 24 February 2008 (UTC)