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Rhynchosia

not marked as a favorite taxon Rhynchosia difformis (Elliott) A.P. de Candolle. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry woodlands. Distribution: Se. Virginia south to c. peninsular Florida, west to e. Texas.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl3, FNA11.1, G, K1, K4, Mo3, NS, POWO, RAB, SE3, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Isely (1998), Woods & Key (2009); = Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. — S, misapplied; > Dolicholus lewtonii Vail — S13. Basionym: Arcyphyllum difforme Elliott 1818

Links to other floras: = Rhynchosia difformis - FNA11.1

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image #1 of Rhynchosia difformis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Rhynchosia difformis© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Mostly prostrate perennial that usually acts like a vine, trailing over the ground and other plants; found in sandhill woodlands and sandy clearings of the Coastal Plain.

Stems: Stems angle-ribbed, furry with tawny hairs.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, on petioles with a pair of lance-shaped stipules at base, (mostly) divided into 3 smooth to hairy, broadly oval to nearly round leaflets with conspicuous netted veins and inconspicuous resinous dots.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in stalked racemes from leaf axils, yellow (sometimes with red or purple streaks), nearly 1/2 in. long, with typical pea-flower shape and a hairy, tubular calyx.

Fruits: Fruit a hairy, broad pod with hooked beak.

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Height: 3-6 ft.

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description: Mostly prostrate perennial that usually acts like a vine, trailing over the ground and other plants; found in sandhill woodlands and sandy clearings of the Coastal Plain.

stems: Stems angle-ribbed, furry with tawny hairs.

leaves: Leaves alternate, on petioles with a pair of lance-shaped stipules at base, (mostly) divided into 3 smooth to hairy, broadly oval to nearly round leaflets with conspicuous netted veins and inconspicuous resinous dots.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in stalked racemes from leaf axils, yellow (sometimes with red or purple streaks), nearly 1/2 in. long, with typical pea-flower shape and a hairy, tubular calyx.

fruits: Fruit a hairy, broad pod with hooked beak.

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