Distribution
Native to:
Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Western Sahara, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Czechoslovakia
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Artrolobium scorpioides (L.) Desv. in J. Bot. Agric. 1: 121 (1813)
- Aviunculus scorpioides (L.) Fourr. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 367 (1868)
- Ornithopodium scorpioides (L.) Scop. in Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 73 (1771)
- Ornithopus scorpioides L. in Sp. Pl.: 744 (1753)
- Scorpius scorpioides (L.) Medik. in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 369 (1787)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Artrolobium tauricum Kalen. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 18: 233 (1845)
- Coronilla scorpioidea St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 311 (1889), orth. var.
- Coronilla trifoliolata Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 2: 564 (1899)
- Ornithopodium triphyllum Moench in Methodus: 121 (1794)
- Ornithopus compressus Sieber ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 230 (1841), not validly publ.
- Ornithopus trifoliatus Lam. in Fl. Franç. 2: 659 (1779)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
- Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. II. Leguminosae à Compositae. Candollea 47: 397-481.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
- Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
- Townsend, C.C. (1974). Flora of Iraq 3: 1-662. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
- Vangjeli, J. (2017). Flora Albania Atlas 1: 1-933. Koeltz Botanical Books.
- Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
- Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. II. Leguminosae à Compositae. Candollea 47: 397-481.
- Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
- Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Aliev, R. A. (1950). In: Flora Azerbaijana, Vol. 5. Baku. (Rus)
- Gorschkova, S. G. (1948). In: Flora URSS, Vol. 13. Moscow, Leningrad. (Rus)
- Haslam, S. M. et al. (1977). A Flora of the Maltese Islands
- Hess, H. E. et al. (0). Flora Der Schweiz, Band 2. Birkhauser.
- Heywood, V. H. & Ball, P. W. (1968). Leguminosae. In: Flora Europaea Vol. 2. ed. Tutin, T. G. et al.
- Jafri, S. M. N. (1980). Fabaceae. In: Flora of Libya, Pt. 86. Jaffri & El Gadi
- Mulkidzhanyan, Ya. I. (1962). In: Flora Armenii, Vol. 4. Jerevan. (Rus)
- Negre, R. (1961). Petite flore des regions arides du Maroc occidentale. 1. CNRS.
- Sokolov, P. D. (1987). Rastitelnye resursy SSR. (Vol 4). Leningrad(Rus.)
- Stace, C. (1991). New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge Univ. Press
- Townsend, C. C. & Guest, E. (1974). Flora of Iraq. Vol. 3. Baghdad.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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International Legume Database and Information Service
- International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images