Sphinctospermum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Robinieae |
| Genus: | Sphinctospermum Rose |
| Species: | S. constrictum
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| Sphinctospermum 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 western and central Mexico and in Arizona in the southwestern United States.[2][1][3] The plant is known by the common name hourglass peaseed.[4]
This species occurs in grasslands and dry forests. It grows in sandy soils and is more common in wet years.[1]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Sphictospermum. The Plant List.
Further reading
[edit | edit source]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. 544–559
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