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 the Genus Rhynchosia:
- Leaves simple……………………………………………………………….R. americana
Leaves compound………………………………………………………………………………2
2. Flowers 1-3 per leaf axil……………………………………………………..R. senna
Flowers in spikelike racemes………………………………………..R. minima
