Coursetia axillaris
Family: Fabaceae
Plant Description: Narrow shrub to about 1 m high, forming colonies. Leaves pinnate, the leaflets 5-15 mm long (alternate compound). Flowers bunched at nodes or on short spurs. Upper petal 13-18 mm wide, white to pale pink.
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Field Identification: Stemmy, dark stems; usually blooms in Spring prior to leafing out. Flower a typical pea shape.
Occurrence: Welder Refuge and south of Woodsboro, scattered west to Lake CC SP and Flour Bluff (planted in Nature Garden), Rio Grande Valley
Bloom Period: March-November
Plant Use: Cultivated for its beauty; host plant to the Southern dogface butterfly.
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