Echinospartum

Echinospartum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is possibly synonymous with Genista.

Echinospartum
Echinospartum horridum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Genisteae
Genus: Echinospartum
(Spach) Fourr.
Species

4–5; see text

Species

Echinospartum comprises the following species:[1][2][3]

  • Echinospartum boissieri (Spach) Rothm.
    • subsp. boissieri (Spach) Rothm.
    • subsp. webbii (Spach) Greuter & Burdet
  • Echinospartum horridum (M. Vahl) Rothm.
  • Echinospartum ibericum Rivas-Martínez, Sánchez-Mata[4]
    • subsp. algibicum (Talavera & Aparicio) Rivas Mart.
    • subsp. ibericum Rivas-Martínez, Sánchez-Mata
  • Echinospartum lugdunense (Jord.) Fourr.
  • Echinospartum lusitanicum (L.) Rothm.
    • subsp. barnadesii (Graells) Vicioso
    • subsp. lusitanicum (L.) Rothm.

References
  1. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Echinospartum". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Echinospartum". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. "The Plant List entry for Echinospartum". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. The validity of Echinospartum ibericum is questionable.


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