Sphaerophysa (Fabaceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Galegeae
Genus:
Species: S. kotschyana – S. salsula

Sphaerophysa DC., Prodr. 2: 270 (1825).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Central European Russia (introduced), South European Russia (doubtfully present).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Chita, Tuva.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq (introduced), Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye.
- Regional: China
  - Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Qinghai, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Kansas.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northwest (introduced).

De Candolle, A.P. 1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 2: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 644 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.

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