Fabaceae
Alkali swainsonpea
Sphaerophysa salsula
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Sphaerophysa
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Common names
By language (8)
- Armenian
- Սֆերոֆիզա աղուտային
- azb
- شورانلیق توپپوزلوسو
- Azerbaijani
- Şoranlıq toppuzlusu
- Chinese
- 苦馬豆, 苦马豆, 泡泡豆, 洪呼图一额布斯, 爆竹花, 红花土豆子, 红花苦豆子, 红苦豆
- English
- Alkali swainsonpea, Bladder-vetch, Red bladder-vetch
- Kazakh
- Сортаңдық айбатмия
- Persian
- دغدغک بوتهای
- Russian
- Сферофиза солонцовая
Synonyms
- Astragalus iochrous Barneby
- Astragalus violaceus R.P.St.John
- Colutea caspica M.Bieb.
- Colutea davurica Spreng.
- Colutea salsola (Pall.) Poir.
- Phaca salsula Pall.
- Sphaerophysa caspica DC.
- Swainsona salsula (Pall.) Taub.
- Swainsona salsula (Pall.) Taub.
- Swainsonia salsula (Pall.) Taub.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Austin Saunders, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.