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Scorpiurus (Fabaceae)

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Scorpiurus muricatus

Taxonavigation

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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: Loteae
Genus: Scorpiurus
Species: S. muricatus – S. vermiculatus

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Name

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Scorpiurus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 744 (1753)

  • Type species: Scorpiurus sulcata L. = Scorpiurus muricatus L.

Synonyms

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  • Scorpioides Hill in Brit. Herb.: 300 (1756), nom. superfl.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa & Eurasia
    • Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
  • Introduced into:
    • Czechoslovakia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, Victoria

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

References

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Primary references

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  • Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: scorpion's-tail
suomi: Skorpionipalot
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