Rhynchosia americiana
Family: Fabaceae
Plant Description: Perennial with trailing or twining stems up to 1 meter or longer; leaves broadly heart-shaped, 2-5 cm wide; flowers in axillary clusters with the upper petal about 10 mm long, yellow.
Plant Trivia: the rare member of the snoutbeans with simple leaves
Field Identification:
Occurrence: frequent in sandy prairies and openings, barrier islands
Bloom Period: March-November
Plant Use: historically of no medicinal value
Key to species of Rhynchosia:
- Leaves simple…………………………………………………………………………..R. americana
Leaves compound……………………………………………………………………………………….2
2. Flowers 1-3 per leaf axil………………………………………………………………..R. senna
Flowers in spikelike racemes…………………………………………………….R. minima
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