Genistidium

Genistidium
Genistidium dumosum
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Robinieae
Genus: Genistidium
I.M.Johnst.
Species:
G. dumosum
Binomial name
Genistidium dumosum
I.M.Johnst.

Genistidium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It contains the single species Genistidium dumosum, the brushpea. It is native to Texas and adjacent Mexico.

References

  1. ↑ Poole, J. M., et al. Rare plants of Texas: a field guide. Texas A&M University Press, 2007.
  2. ↑ Genistidium dumosum. Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.