Sphinctospermum

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 Mexico and Arizona in the southwestern United States.[1][2] The plant is known by the common name hourglass peaseed.[3]

Sphinctospermum

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Sphinctospermum

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S. constrictum
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Sphinctospermum constrictum

This species occurs in grasslands and dry forests. It grows in sandy soils and is more common in wet years.[1]

References

  1. Sphinctospermum constrictum. NatureServe Explorer.
  2. Lavin M. & J. J. Doyle. 1991. Tribal relationships of Sphinctospermum (Leguminosae): Integration of traditional and chloroplast DNA data. Systematic Botany Vol. 16, No. 1 pp. 162-172.
  3. Sphinctospermum constrictum. USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Further reading

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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