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Sphinctospermum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Robinieae
Genus: Sphinctospermum
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Species:
S. constrictum
Binomial name
Sphinctospermum constrictum
Synonyms[2]
  • Cracca constricta (S.Watson) Tidestr.
  • Tephrosia constricta S.Watson

Sphinctospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Sphinctospermum constrictum. It is native to North America, where it occurs in western and central Mexico and in Arizona in the southwestern United States.[2][1][3] The plant is known by the common name hourglass peaseed.[4]

This species occurs in grasslands and dry forests. It grows in sandy soils and is more common in wet years.[1]

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