Eysenhardtia texana
Family: Fabaceae
Plant Description: Irregularly shaped, spineless shrub or deciduous shrub. The vegetative parts of this plant have an unpleasant odor when bruised. Leaves alternate, pinnately compound with 15-47 leaflets per leaf: leaflets oblong. Flowers in spikelike racemes, petals 5-7 mm long, white
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Field Identification:
Occurrence: Coastal prairies. Calcareous soils and deep sands.
Bloom Period: April-September Frequently after rain.
Plant Use: Leaves browsed by White-tailed Deer
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