''Rupertia'' is a small genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family,
. It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae
The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family.
This subfamily is wide ...
. There are three species native to western North America, especially
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
.
Jepson Manual Treatment
/ref> Two of the species are quite rare.
Three species:
*'' Rupertia hallii'' (Rydb.) J.W. Grimes
*'' Rupertia physodes'' (Douglas ex Hook.) J.W.Grimes
*'' Rupertia rigida'' (Parish) J.W.Grimes
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile
Psoraleeae
Taxa named by James Walter Grimes
Fabaceae genera
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