Intro: Trailing-sprawling perennial of dry woodlands and forests, especially sandhills, and disturbed areas.

Stems: Stems weakly arching and sprawling over other plants, covered with hooked hairs.

Leaves: Leaves alternate; petiolate; 2-times pinnately divided, the ultimate leaflets (9-12 pairs) oblong and sensitive to touch, folding up against each other; also folding at night and in overcast weather.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in round, many-flowered, pom-pom-like clusters (about 3/4 in. wide), on stalks from leaf axils; pink. The most noticeable flower parts are 8-10 prominent pink to rose-purple stamens with yellow anthers.

Fruits: Fruit a long, slender pod, densely covered with prickles.

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Height: 3-6 ft. (long)

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description: Trailing-sprawling perennial of dry woodlands and forests, especially sandhills, and disturbed areas.

stems: Stems weakly arching and sprawling over other plants, covered with hooked hairs.

leaves: Leaves alternate; petiolate; 2-times pinnately divided, the ultimate leaflets (9-12 pairs) oblong and sensitive to touch, folding up against each other; also folding at night and in overcast weather.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in round, many-flowered, pom-pom-like clusters (about 3/4 in. wide), on stalks from leaf axils; pink. The most noticeable flower parts are 8-10 prominent pink to rose-purple stamens with yellow anthers.

fruits: Fruit a long, slender pod, densely covered with prickles.

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native range: southeastern United States