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Strophostyles leiosperma
Strophostyles leiosperma
- Botanic Family
- Leguminosae
- Author
- (Torrey & A. Gray) Piper
Common Names
- Small-flowered Wild Bean
- Slick-seed Fuzzy Bean
Geographical Habitats
- Mexico
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin - USA
Natural Habitats
- Dry or moist sandy areas
- coastal
- woodland
- riverside
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
Annual twining herbaceous vine with pubescent stems to 1m. Densely hairy trifoliate leaves, leaflets to 35mm long rarely lobed. Axillary pale pink flowers with deeper pink keel to 6mm long, hirsute calyx to 1.5mm long with lobes the same length, pale purple corolla, standard 10mm across. Strigose pubescent flattish fruit to 30mm long.
Further References
- Mobot
- The Plant List 2
- USDA
- FOSEUS
- FRM
- ILDIS
- USN