Biology:Rhynchosia tomentosa

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Short description: Species of legume

Rhynchosia tomentosa
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Rhynchosia
Species:
R. tomentosa
Binomial name
Rhynchosia tomentosa
(L.) Hooker & Arnott

Rhynchosia tomentosa, commonly known as the twining snoutbean[1] is a species of plant in the legume family. It is native to the Southeastern United States,[2] where it is primarily found in dry, open woodlands and sandhills.[3]

It is a perennial that produces yellow flowers in the summer.

References

  1. "Rhynchosia tomentosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=rhto3. Retrieved 9 July 2017. 
  2. "Rhynchosia tomentosa", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Rhynchosia%20tomentosa.png, retrieved 9 July 2017 
  3. "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15534186 entry