Flora of North America species comparison

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Sophora tomentosa subsp. bahamensis
Photo is of parent taxon
Leaflet

blades mostly obovate or oblong, base cuneate to rounded, usually strongly asymmetrical, surfaces sparsely pubescent abaxially.
Flowers

(17–)20–23 mm;

calyx 5–7 mm.

Sophora tomentosa subsp. bahamensis
Phenology Flowering year-round.
Habitat Sandy coastal dunes, ham­mocks, pinelands, roadside ditches.
Elevation 0–10 m. (0–0 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
FL; West Indies (Antilles, Bahamas); n South America
Discussion

Subspecies bahamensis is known from coastal counties in peninsular Florida. The littoral habitat of subsp. bahamensis has declined with the intensive development of the Florida coastline; the plants persist along roadsides and other disturbed areas.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Sophora > Sophora tomentosa
Sibling taxa
S. tomentosa subsp. occidentalis
Synonyms S. arenicola, S. tomentosa var. truncata, Zanthyrsis paniculata
Name authority Yakovlev: Trudy Leningradsk. Khim.-Farm. Inst. 26: 99. (1968)
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