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Claim · model-written summary
Four introduced species were recorded.
- Taxon
- Coronilla varia, Crotalaria retusa var. retusa, Indigofera subulata var. scabra, and Spartium junceum
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Spartium junceum
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Crotalaria retusa
Indigofera subulata var. scabrae0 - Outcome
- introduced speciese0
- Value
- Foure0
- Setting
- northeastern Mexicot0
Verbatim
e0“Four introduced species were recorded: Coronilla varia, Crotalaria retusa var. retusa, Indigofera subulata var. scabra, and Spartium junceum”
t0“Northeastern Mexico”
Title
Eduardo Estrada Castillón; Gilberto Ocampo; Juan Antonio Encina Domínguez; et al. Taxonomy 2026. doi:10.3390/taxonomy6020022
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation The survey recorded five tribes, eight genera, and 60 legume species in northeastern Mexico.
- Observation Astragaleae comprised one genus (Astragalus), 29 species, and eight infraspecific categories in northeastern Mexico.
- Observation Crotalarieae comprised one genus (Crotalaria), 10 species, and three infraspecific categories in northeastern Mexico.
- Observation Genisteae comprised two genera (Lupinus and Spartium) and 11 species in northeastern Mexico.
- Observation Indigofereae comprised one genus (Indigofera), six species in northeastern Mexico.
- Observation Loteae comprised three genera (Acmispon, Coronilla, and Hosackia), and four species in northeastern Mexico.
- Observation The introduced species had few wild records or were cultivated as ornamentals, with no reported weedy behavior or expansion threat.
- Observation Twenty-nine species and two infraspecific categories were endemic to Mexico.
- Observation Eighteen endemic taxa were exclusive to northeastern Mexico.
- Observation Astragalus and Lupinus accounted for up to 95% of endemic species in the northeast.
- Recommendation The authors call for conservation measures for ecosystems supporting these legumes.
Crotalaria pallida