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Michaux's snoutbean

Stems

usually ascending or erect, rarely twining, glabrous or sparsely to densely hirtellous, hairs grayish.

prostrate (twining distally), hirtellous, hairs grayish.

Leaves

usually unifoliolate, distalmost rarely trifoliolate;

stipules persistent, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 4–15 × 1–4.5 mm, apex acute to acuminate;

petiole 15–45 mm, hirtellous;

leaflet blades suborbiculate to reniform or ovate to oblong, 20–50 × 25–70 mm, leathery, gland-dotted, base truncate, broadly rounded to cuneate, or subcordate, apex obtuse, broadly rounded, emarginate to mucronate, surfaces reticulate and hirtellous abaxially, rugose and strigulose, glabrescent adaxially.

usually unifoliolate, distalmost rarely trifoliolate;

stipules persistent, ovate-lanceolate, 3–5 × 1.5–2 mm, apex acuminate;

petiole 20–40 mm, densely hirsute;

leaflet blades reniform or orbiculate, 20–50 × 20–70 mm, leathery, gland-dotted, base truncate or subcordate, apex obtuse, obscurely mucronulate, surfaces reticulate and tomentose-woolly abaxially, rugose and finely strigose adaxially.

Inflorescences

crowded in densely packed heads, flowers numerous, shorter than leaves, 1–3.5 cm.

in clusters on peduncles, shorter than leaves, 2–6 cm.

Pedicels

1–3 mm.

3–8 mm.

Flowers

calyx 7–10 mm, densely hirtellous, gland-dotted, tube 1.5–2 mm, lobes linear-lanceolate, laterals 7–8 mm, adaxials 2 mm;

corolla yellow;

banner elliptic-ovate, 6.5–7 × 6–6.5 mm, emarginate, glabrous;

wings narrowly oblong, 6.5–7 × 1.5–2.5 mm, glabrous;

keel 6.7–7 × 2–2.5 mm, glabrous;

stamens 6–7 mm.

calyx 14–16 mm, hirsute, tube 2 mm, lobes lanceolate or elliptic, laterals 12–14 mm, adaxials 5 mm;

corolla yellow-orange;

banner obovate, 10–12 × 5–6 mm, emarginate, puberulent, with a pair of internal callosities;

wings oblong, 9–11 × 2–2.5 mm, glabrous;

keel 9–10 × 2–2.5 mm, glabrous;

stamens 9–10 mm.

Legumes

oblong-ellipsoid, compressed, 13–18 × 5–7 mm, gland-dotted, hirtellous.

ovoid-oblong, compressed, 10–18 × 5–9 mm, gland-dotted, tomentose.

Seeds

brown, black, or mottled, subglobose, compressed, 3 × 3 mm.

brown, black, or mottled, subglobose, compressed, 3.5–4 × 3.5–4 mm.

Vines

, herbaceous.

, herbaceous.

Rhynchosia reniformis

Rhynchosia michauxii

Phenology Flowering spring–summer. Flowering year-round.
Habitat Dry woodlands, sandhills, savannas, prairie openings, fields, roadsides. Sandy soils in pine and oak woodlands, fields, disturbed areas.
Elevation 20–300 m. (100–1000 ft.) 0–20 m. (0–100 ft.)
Distribution
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AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TN; TX
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FL; NC
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Discussion

In Texas, Rhynchosia reniformis is known from relatively few counties in the easternmost part of the state.

Glycine monophylla (Michaux) Nuttall, G. reniformis Pursh, Rhynchosia intermedia (Torrey & A. Gray) Small, and R. simplicifolia (Walter) Alph. Wood are illegitimate names that pertain here.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

In North Carolina, Rhynchosia michauxii is found only in Brunswick County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Rhynchosia Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Rhynchosia
Sibling taxa
R. americana, R. cinerea, R. cytisoides, R. difformis, R. edulis, R. latifolia, R. michauxii, R. minima, R. parvifolia, R. precatoria, R. swartzii, R. texana, R. tomentosa
R. americana, R. cinerea, R. cytisoides, R. difformis, R. edulis, R. latifolia, R. minima, R. parvifolia, R. precatoria, R. reniformis, R. swartzii, R. texana, R. tomentosa
Synonyms Arcyphyllum simplicifolium, Dolicholus intermedius, D. simplicifolius, Glycine simplicifolia, G. tomentosa var. monophylla, Psoralea alnifolia, P. alopecurina, R. simplicifolia var. intermedia, R. tomentosa var. intermedia, R. tomentosa var. monophylla, Trifolium simplicifolium Dolicholus michauxii
Name authority de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle: Prodr. 2: 384. (1825) Vail: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 458. (1895)
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