Biserrula is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, found in Portugal (including Madeira and Selvagens), the Canary Islands, all the Mediterranean countries, the Arabian peninsula, and in east Africa as far south as Tanzania.[2] Biserrula pelecinus, generally called just "biserrula", is under domestication in Australia as a forage legume.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Clade: | Hologalegina |
| Clade: | Inverted repeat-lacking clade |
| Tribe: | Galegeae |
| Genus: | Biserrula L.[1] |
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Species
editCurrently accepted species include:[2]
- Biserrula epiglottis (L.) Coulot, Rabaute & J.-M.Tison
- Biserrula pelecinus L.
References
edit- ^ Sp. Pl.: 762 (1753)
- ^ a b c "Biserrula L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Swinny, E.; Revell, C. K.; Campbell, N.; Spadek, E.; Russo, C. (2015). "In search of photosensitising compounds in the annual forage legume Biserrula pelecinus L". Crop and Pasture Science. 66 (11): 1161. doi:10.1071/CP14342. S2CID 83599349.