Stauracanthus

Stauracanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs and suffrutices native to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and northwestern Africa (Algeria and Morocco). They grow in Mediterranean-climate maquis (shrubland), woodland, heaths, and coastal scrub, on sandy or stony alluvium and coastal dunes. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. It is sometimes treated as part of the genera Genista or Ulex.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Stauracanthus is referenced by 6 other articles, and connects out to plant, Wikidata and Angiosperms.

It sits within the topics Fabaceae genera, Flora of the Mediterranean basin and Genisteae.

Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae

Observations442

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 12
With media: 11
Family: Fabaceae
Collections: BRIT, NHMUK, MNHN
Recorded in: Portugal, Spain, Puerto Rico

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Genisteae
Image: Stauracanthus boivinii 2.JPG

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taxon name: Stauracanthus
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11481
Commons category: Stauracanthus
taxon author citation: Link

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Encyclopedic overview

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== Species == Stauracanthus comprises the following species: Stauracanthus boivinii (Webb) Samp. Stauracanthus genistoides (Brot.) Samp. subsp. aphyllus (Link)Rothm. subsp. genistoides (Brot.)Samp. subsp. vicentinus (Cout.)Rothm. Stauracanthus spectabilis Webb

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