Rhynchosia reniformis A.P. de Candolle. Common name: Dollarweed, Dollarleaf Snoutbean. Phenology: Jun-Sep; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, pine rocklands. Distribution: Se. NC south to s. FL, west to e. TX. The record for e. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997) is treated as a false report by Kartesz (2022).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, SE3, Tn, WH3, Isely (1998), Woods & Key (2009); = Rhynchosia simplicifolia (Walter) Wood — S; > Dolicholus intermedius (Torr. & A.Gray) Vail — S13; > Dolicholus simplicifolius (Walter) Vail — S13; > Rhynchosia reniformis DC. var. reniformis — Tx. Basionym: Rhynchosia reniformis DC. 1825
Links to other floras: = Rhynchosia reniformis - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect or ascending perennial of sandhills, dry woodlands and sandy roadsides of the Coastal Plain.
Stems: Stems unbranched, hairy.
Leaves: Leaves usually fewer than 6, alternate, long-petiolate, round or kidney-shaped, 1-2 in. long, leathery with conspicuous netted veins and minute resinous dots.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in short axillary and terminal racemes; yellow; about 1/2 in. long; with typical pea-flower shape, including an erect "banner" petal and calyx lobes about equal in length to the petals.
Fruits: Fruit a hairy, short, compressed pod.
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Height: 1-3 ft.
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description: Erect or ascending perennial of sandhills, dry woodlands and sandy roadsides of the Coastal Plain.
stems: Stems unbranched, hairy.
leaves: Leaves usually fewer than 6, alternate, long-petiolate, round or kidney-shaped, 1-2 in. long, leathery with conspicuous netted veins and minute resinous dots.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in short axillary and terminal racemes; yellow; about 1/2 in. long; with typical pea-flower shape, including an erect "banner" petal and calyx lobes about equal in length to the petals.
fruits: Fruit a hairy, short, compressed pod.
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