Calflora Taxon Report
Sphaerophysa salsula  (Pall.) DC.
Alkali swainsonpea, Austrian peaweed
photo on CalPhotos
2009 Barry Breckling
photo on CalPhotos
2009 Barry Breckling
Sphaerophysa salsula is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Sphaerophysa
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPhaca salsula
PLANTSSwainsona salsula
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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