Eysenhardtia texana
Family: Fabaceae
Plant Description: Irregularly shaped, deciduous, spineless 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.
Plant Trivia:
Field Identification: Has typical pea family pinnate leaf structure; not to be confused with the other Bee Brush, Aloysia gratissima, which has a similar plant size and flower but is in the Verbenaceae family.
Occurrence: Coastal prairies. Calcareous soils and deep sands.
Bloom Period: April-September Frequently after rain.
Plant Use: Leaves browsed by White-tailed Deer. Larval host: Dogface Butterfly.
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