Taxon: Sophora alopecuroides L.

Summary

Genus:

Sophora

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Sophoreae

Nomen number:

34945

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:373. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Goebelia alopecuroides (L.) Bunge ex Boiss.
Vexibia alopecuroides (L.) Yakovlev

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Inst. Bot. V. L. Komarova, Acad. Sci. URSS. 1963-. Plantae asiae centralis.
Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Tsoong, P.-C. & C.-Y. Ma. 1981. A study of the genus Sophora Linn. Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19:19.
Turland, N. J. & C. E. Jarvis. 1997. Typification of Linnaean specific and varietal names in the Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Taxon 46:480. Note: lectotypify
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
Yakovlev, G. P. 1973. Vosstanovlenie roda Vexibia Rafin. (= Goebelia Bge.), Fabaceae Lindl. (Restoration of the genus Vexibia Rafin. (= Goebelia Bge.), Fabaceae Lindl.). Nauchnye Dokl. Vysshei Shkoly Biol. Nauki 12:54. Note: = Vexibia alopecuroides (L.) Yakovlev
Yakovlev, G. P. 1975. Rody triby Sophoreae (Bronn) DC. (sem. Fabaceae) flory SSR (Tribus Sophoreae (Bronn) DC. (Fabaceae) genera florae URSS). Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 12:231. Note: = Vexibia alopecuroides (L.) Yakovlev

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai Sheng		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Henan Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan

Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Ukraine (incl. Krym)

Reference(s)

Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.

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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=34945. Accessed 15 April 2026.