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Biserrula
Sign in to saveBiserrula is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, found in Portugal (including Madeira and Selvagens), the Canary Islands, all the Mediterranean countries, the Arabian peninsula, and in east Africa as far south as Tanzania. Biserrula pelecinus, generally called just "biserrula", is under domestication in Australia as a forage legume.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: ). A second small clade, sister to Astragalus, includes Biserrula
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- NY, MEL, UCONN, VT, BRIT, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Morocco, Spain, New Zealand, France, Italy
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Biserrula is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, found in Portugal (including Madeira and Selvagens), the Canary Islands, all the Mediterranean countries, the Arabian peninsula, and in east Africa as far south as Tanzania. Biserrula pelecinus, generally called just "biserrula", is under domestication in Australia as a forage legume.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: Biserrula epiglottis (L.) Coulot, Rabaute & J.-M.Tison Biserrula pelecinus L.
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