Sophora alopecuroides

Sophora alopecuroides
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Sophora
Species:
S. alopecuroides
Binomial name
Sophora alopecuroides
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Goebelia alopecuroides (L.) Bunge ex Boiss.
    • Goebelia alopecuroides var. tomentosa Boiss.
    • Pseudosophora alopecuroides (L.) Sweet
    • Radiusia alopecuroides (L.) Endl.
    • Sophora albicans J.St.-Hil.
    • Sophora alopecuroides subsp. tomentosa (Boiss.) Ponert
    • Sophora orientalis Pall.
    • Sophora pallida Salisb.
    • Vexibia alopecuroides (L.) Yakovlev

Sophora alopecuroides is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to the steppes and desert margins of Eurasia.[1][2][3] A perennial shrub reaching 1 m (3 ft), it is used in traditional Chinese medicine.[2][3]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Sophora alopecuroides var. alopecuroides – Crimea, eastern and southern European Russia, Transcaucasus, Altai, western and central Asia, Pakistan, western Himalayas, Mongolia, and China (except south-central and Manchuria), and introduced to Ukraine, western Siberia
  • Sophora alopecuroides var. tomentosa (Boiss.) Bornm. – Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sophora alopecuroides L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "苦豆子 ku dou zi". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden & Harvard University Herbaria. 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 Yang, Zhigang; Ma, Fanyan; Luo, Cunkai; Pang, Keyao; Yang, Zhen'an; Wang, Mei; Huang, Xiang (2025). "Study on the Change of Global Suitable Area of Sophora alopecuroides and its Sustainable Ecological Restoration Based on the MaxEnt Model". Sustainability. 17 (18): 8486. doi:10.3390/su17188486.
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