Sphinctospermum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Robinieae |
Genus: | Sphinctospermum Rose (1906) |
Species: | S. constrictum
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Binomial name | |
Sphinctospermum constrictum | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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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]