Macroptilium supinum: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Macroptilium
- Species
- Macroptilium supinum
- Scientific Name
- Macroptilium supinum
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Macroptilium supinum
Macroptilium supinum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name supine bean. It is native to Mexico, with its distribution extending north into the US state of Arizona.
This perennial herb has stems that creep across the ground, growing from a tuber. The leaves are each made up of three lance-shaped leaflets up to 8 cm long. Two types of flowers are seen. Aboveground flowers are salmon-colored. Other flowers grow underground or under debris, do not open, and self-fertilize. They are yellow and salmon-colored and smaller than the opening flowers. The fruit is a legume pod up to 1.5 cm long. Most seeds are produced in fruits that develop underground.
This plant grows in grassland and oak woodland habitat. It is threatened by herbivory by rodents and cattle. Grazing also causes habitat degradation.
...Macroptilium supinum in languages:
- English
- Supine Bean
Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Macroptilium arenarium
- Macroptilium atropurpureum
- Macroptilium bracteatum
- Macroptilium cochleatum
- Macroptilium erythroloma
- Macroptilium gibbosifolium
- Macroptilium gracile
- Macroptilium lathyroides
- Macroptilium longepedunculatum
- Macroptilium martii
- Macroptilium monophyllum
- Macroptilium panduratum
- Macroptilium pedatum
- Macroptilium prostratum
- Macroptilium psammodes
- Macroptilium sabaraense
- Macroptilium supinum


