Rhynchosia tomentosa, commonly known as the twining snoutbean[1] is a species of plant in the legume family. It is native to the Southeastern United States,[2] where it is primarily found in dry, open woodlands and sandhills.[3]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Rhynchosia |
Species: | R. tomentosa
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Binomial name | |
Rhynchosia tomentosa |
It is a perennial that produces yellow flowers in the summer.
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhynchosia tomentosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Rhynchosia tomentosa". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".