Lessertia herbacea (L.) Druce GRIN-Global

Taxon: Lessertia herbacea (L.) Druce

Summary

Genus:

Lessertia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Galegeae

Subtribe:

Astragalinae

Nomen number:

21932

Place of publication:

Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3:420. 1914

Verified:

02/17/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

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

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Colutea herbacea L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Colutea linearis Thunb.
Lessertia linearis (Thunb.) DC.

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Reference(s)

Bond, P. & P. Goldblatt. Plants of the Cape Flora, J. S. African Bot. suppl. vol. 13. 1984
Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987
Grobbelaar, N. & B. Clarke. 1972. A qualitative study of the nodulation ability of legume species. List 2. J. S. African Bot. 38(4):241-247.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province

Native
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province]

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=21932. Accessed 1 May 2026.