Strophostyles umbellata (Muhl.) Britton
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Fabaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Much like no. 1 [Strophostyles helvula (L.) Elliott]; perennial; lfls 2–5 cm, never lobed, but occasionally with barely concave lateral margins, pilose beneath, glabrous or minutely short-hairy above; bracteoles ovate or oblong, blunt, to half as long as the cal-tube; seeds 3–5 mm, rarely longer; 2n=22. Dry, sandy, upland woods; s. N.Y. to Fla. and Tex., chiefly on the coastal plain, n. in the interior to s. Ind., Mo., and Okla.
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Common Names
perennial woolly bean