Amorpha californica Nutt. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Amorpha californica Nutt.

Summary

Genus:

Amorpha

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Amorpheae

Nomen number:

2935

Place of publication:

J. Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1:306. 1838

Verified:

02/12/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Amorpha californica Nutt. var. californica (0 active accession[s])
Amorpha californica Nutt. var. napensis Jeps. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Corby, H. D. L. 1988. Types of rhizobial nodules and their distribution among the Leguminosae. Kirkia 13(1):53-123.
Wilbur, R. L. 1975. A revision of the North American genus Amorpha (Leguminosae-Psoraleae). Rhodora 77:348.
Webster's third new international dictionary. 1961

Common names

English
mock locust –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=2935. Accessed 3 May 2026.