''Rupertia'' is a small genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

legume Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...

family,

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It belongs to the subfamily

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...

. There are three species native to western North America, especially

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

.Jepson Manual Treatment
/ref> Two of the species are quite rare. Three species: *'' Rupertia hallii'' (Rydb.) J.W. Grimes *'' Rupertia physodes'' (Douglas ex Hook.) J.W.Grimes *'' Rupertia rigida'' (Parish) J.W.Grimes

References

External links

USDA Plants Profile
Psoraleeae Taxa named by James Walter Grimes Fabaceae genera {{Faboideae-stub