Erophaca
Erophaca is a monotypic genus of the tribe Galegeae. Its only species, Erophaca baetica, is a perennial plant distributed in disjunct populations in the Mediterranean Region.
According to nrDNA Internal [transcribed spacer|ITS] analysis, Erophaca is monophyletic and related to the Astragalean clade. It is also andromonoecious.
Erophaca baetica has two subspecies distributed at opposite ends of the Mediterranean region:
- E. baetica subsp. baetica: Native to the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa.
- E. baetica subsp. orientalis: Native to the Eastern Mediterranean.