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Fabaceae
Stylosanthes

not marked as a favorite taxon Stylosanthes Swartz. Common name: Pencil-flower.

Key to Stylosanthes

A genus of about 25-50 species, annual and perennial herbs, pantropical and less commonly temperate.

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ID notes: The large, adnate stipules are distinctive. Stylosanthes fruits are loments with 2 segments, the terminal almost always fertile, and terminated by the persistent style, the lower often abortive.

References: Isely (1998); Mohlenbrock (1957); Mohlenbrock (2023c). In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023a). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Stylosanthes© Bruce A. Sorrie | Stylosanthes biflora | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Stylosanthes© Will Stuart | Stylosanthes biflora
image #3 of Stylosanthes© Joey Shaw | Stylosanthes biflora source
image #4 of Stylosanthes© Scott Ward | Stylosanthes biflora | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Stylosanthes© Brandon Corder | Stylosanthes hamata source | Original Image ⭷

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