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Stalked Capegorses
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Stalked Capegorses

Pedunculares

Vigna is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. It includes some well-known cultivated species, including many types of beans. Some are former members of the genus Phaseolus. According to Hortus Third, Vigna differs from Phaseolus in biochemistry and pollen structure, and in details of the style and stipules.

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8 branches of this group, most-observed first

Longneck Capegorse

speciesAspalathus alpestris

Zigzag Capegorse

speciesAspalathus bracteata

Aspalathus lanifera

speciesAspalathus lanifera

Aspalathus monosperma

speciesAspalathus monosperma

Woolly Capegorse

speciesAspalathus lanata

Aspalathus latifolia

speciesAspalathus latifolia

Gydo Capegorse

speciesAspalathus compacta

Flatasapancake Capegorse

speciesAspalathus patens

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 850440.