Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:723. 1753
Verified:
01/20/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
bladder-senna – Swedish
blåsärt –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czechoslovakia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Former Yugoslavia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Morocco
Europe
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | erosion control | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
| Environmental | revegetator | | Gilbert, L. 1998. pers. comm. |
| Weed | | | Campbell, F. T., ed. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils. 1995 (unpublished draft) |
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=11200.
Accessed 1 May 2026.