Rhynchosia mollissima (Elliott) S. Watson. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, Florida scrub. Distribution: Se. SC (Beaufort County, documented by an old specimen [GH] by Mellichamp from the vicinity of Bluffton, where it was probably native) and e. GA south to c. peninsular FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = S; Glycine mollissima Elliott = Dolicholus mollissimus (Elliott) Vail — S13; = n/a — RAB; = Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) Torr. & A.Gray — Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, SE3, WH3, Isely (1998), Woods & Key (2009). Basionym: Glycine mollissima Elliott 1823
Links to other floras: = Rhynchosia tomentosa var. mollissima - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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