Sphaerophysa (plant)
Appearance
Sphaerophysa | |
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Sphaerophysa salsula | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Galegeae |
Subtribe: | Astragalinae |
Genus: | Sphaerophysa DC. |
Species | |
2, see text |
Sphaerophysa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
The species distributed from West Asia, Central Asia, Siberia and East Asia.[1] There are two species:[2][1]
- Sphaerophysa kotschyana is a sensitive plant endemic to Central Anatolia.[2]
- Sphaerophysa salsula, on the other hand, is an Asian plant that is well known on other continents as an introduced species and sometimes a weed.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sphaerophysa DC". Scientific Database of Chinese Plant Species (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ a b DURAN, A.; MARTİN, E.; ÖZTÜRK, M.; ÇETİN, Ö.; DİNÇ, M.; ÖZDEMİR, A. (2010). "Morphological, karyological and ecological features of halophytic endemic Sphaerophysa kotschyana Boiss. (Fabaceae) in Turkey" (PDF). Biological Diversity and Conservation. 3 (2): 163–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
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