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.

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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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native range: eastern United States