ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Tephrosia spicata

Name author: (Walter) Torr. & A.Gray

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Tephrosia
Species: Tephrosia spicata
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1838

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Tephrosia spicata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

14 synonyms in this snapshot

Cracca flexuosaName author: A.Heller
Cracca spicataName author: (Walter) Kuntze
Cracca spicata var. flexuosaName author: (B.L.Rob.) Vail
Crafordia bracteataName author: Raf.
Galega paucifoliaName author: M.A.Curtis
Galega spicataName author: Walter
Galega villosaName author: Michx.
Tephrosia hispidaName author: DC.
Tephrosia mollissimaName author: Bertol.
Tephrosia paucifoliaName author: Nutt.
Tephrosia spicata var. semitonsaName author: Fernald
Tephrosia spicata var. spicataName author: Not supplied
Tephrosia villosa var. flexuosaName author: Robinson
Tephrosia villosa var. flexuosaName author: B.L.Rob.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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