Colutea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Galegeae
Genus: Colutea
Species: C. abyssinica – C. acutifolia – C. afghanica – C. arborescens – C. armata – C. armena – C. atabajevii – C. atlantica – C. brachyptera – C. brevialata – C. buhsei – C. cilicica – C. delavayi – C. gifana – C. gracilis – C. insularis – C. istria – C. jamnolenkoi – C. komarovii – C. melanocalyx – C. multiflora – C. nepalensis – C. orientalis – C. paulsenii – C. persica – C. porphyrogramma – C. triphylla – C. uniflora – C. × variabilis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Colutea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 28. Reference page.

Name

Colutea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 723 (1753).

Type species: Colutea arborescens L.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Baguenaudiera Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 2: 513 (1899).
- Oreophysa (Bunge ex Boiss.) Bornm., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 652 (1905).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium (introduced), Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine (introduced).
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Rwanda.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Primorye (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan (introduced), Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Manchuria, China North-Central (introduced), Qinghai, China Southeast (introduced), Tibet.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - South Australia.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Kansas, Oklahoma.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Chile Central.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 723. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Colutea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Colutea. Published online. Accessed: Jan 04 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Colutea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan 2021. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Colutea. Accessed: 28 Aug 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

čeština: Žanovec
Deutsch: Blasensträucher
فارسی: دغدغک
suomi: Rakkopensaat
עברית: קרקש
hornjoserbsce: Žanowc
lietuvių: Pūslius
polski: Moszenki
svenska: Blåsärtssläktet
українська: Міхурник