Sphaerophysa salsula

Sphaerophysa salsula

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: Sphaerophysa
Species: Sphaerophysa salsula

Name

Sphaerophysa salsula (Pall.) DC., Prodr. 2: 271 (1825).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Phaca salsula Pall., Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 747 (1776).

• Homotypic
  • Colutea salsula (Pall.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 562 (1811).
  • Swainsona salsula (Pall.) Taub. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(3): 281 (1894).
• Heterotypic
  • Astragalus iochrous Barneby, Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 55 (1944).
  • Astragalus violaceus R.P.St.John, Res. Stud. State Coll. Wash. 1: 98 (1929).
  • Colutea caspica M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 169 (1808).
    • Sphaerophysa caspica (M.Bieb.) DC., Prodr. 2: 271 (1825).
  • Colutea davurica Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 242 (1826).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Eastern Europe Central European Russia (introduced), South European Russia (doubtful. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Chita, Tuva. Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan). Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq (introduced). Regional: China Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol, Ningxia), Manchuria (Jilin, Liaoning), China North-Central (Gansu, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi), Qinghai, Xinjiang Regional: Mongolia Mongolia. Continental: Northern America (all introduced) Regional: Western Canada Saskatchewan. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Sphaerophysa salsula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Sphaerophysa salsula. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec 21. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sphaerophysa salsula in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: alkali swainsonpea