Strophostyles umbellata (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Britton. Common name: Perennial Sand Bean, Perennial Fuzzy Bean. Phenology: Jun-Oct; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Dry sandy or rocky woodlands, disturbed areas. Distribution: S. NY west to s. IN, s. MO, and KS, south to c. peninsular FL, s. TX, and COA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA11.1, G, Il, K4, Mex, Mo3, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, SE3, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Pelotto & Del Pero Martínez (1998); > Strophostyles umbellata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton var. paludigena Fernald — F; > Strophostyles umbellata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton var. umbellata — F; Glycine umbellata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow. Basionym: Glycine umbellata Muhl. ex Willd. 1802
Links to other floras: = Strophostyles umbellata - FNA11.1
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Herbaceous perennial vine found in dry to moist sandy or rocky woodlands, river banks, sandhills, savannas and disturbed areas.
Stems: Green or purple, slightly angled and often twisted, with rough hairs, trailing along ground and over other plants.
Leaves: Leaves alternate and on petioles with small, spreading-triangular stipules at the base; divided into 3 1- to 2 1/2-in.-long, oval to lance-oval leaflets with rounded to tapering tips; slightly hairy.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in stalked, axillary clusters of up to 10 (only 3-4 in bloom at one time), dark pink, about 3/4 in. wide, with typical pea-flower shape, including an erect, flaring banner petal and a dark purplish spur-like projection on the keel petal that twists and curls back up at the tip.
Fruits: Fruit a slender round pod with a few closely pressed hairs.
Comments:
Height: to 6 ft. (long)
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description: Herbaceous perennial vine found in dry to moist sandy or rocky woodlands, river banks, sandhills, savannas and disturbed areas.
stems: Green or purple, slightly angled and often twisted, with rough hairs, trailing along ground and over other plants.
leaves: Leaves alternate and on petioles with small, spreading-triangular stipules at the base; divided into 3 1- to 2 1/2-in.-long, oval to lance-oval leaflets with rounded to tapering tips; slightly hairy.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in stalked, axillary clusters of up to 10 (only 3-4 in bloom at one time), dark pink, about 3/4 in. wide, with typical pea-flower shape, including an erect, flaring banner petal and a dark purplish spur-like projection on the keel petal that twists and curls back up at the tip.
fruits: Fruit a slender round pod with a few closely pressed hairs.
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cultural notes:
germination code: 3 then 2
native range: eastern United States
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