Sphinctospermum
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| Genus: | Sphinctospermum Rose
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| Species: | S. constrictum
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Sphinctospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Sphinctospermum constrictum. It is native to North America, where it occurs in Mexico and Arizona in the southwestern United States.[1][2] The plant is known by the common name hourglass peaseed.[3]
This species occurs in grasslands and dry forests. It grows in sandy soils and is more common in wet years.[1]
References
- ^ a b Sphinctospermum constrictum. NatureServe Explorer.
- ^ Lavin M. & J. J. Doyle. 1991. Tribal relationships of Sphinctospermum (Leguminosae): Integration of traditional and chloroplast DNA data. Systematic Botany Vol. 16, No. 1 pp. 162-172.
- ^ Sphinctospermum constrictum. USDA NRCS Plants Database.
External links
- Sphictospermum. The Plant List.
Further reading
Lavin, M. 1990. The genus Sphinctospermum (Leguminosae): Taxonomy and tribal relationships as inferred from a cladistic analysis of traditional data. Systematic Botany Vol. 15, No. 4 pp. 544-559Error: "Q7576774" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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