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Sophora tomentosa subsp. bahamensis

Sophora tomentosa subsp. occidentalis
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yellow necklacepod
Leaflet

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

blades broadly elliptic or suborbiculate, base subcordate, slightly asymmetrical, surfaces tomentulose abaxially.
Flowers

(17–)20–23 mm;

calyx 5–7 mm.

23–25 mm;

calyx 7–8 mm.

Sophora tomentosa subsp. bahamensis

Sophora tomentosa subsp. occidentalis
Phenology Flowering year-round. Flowering Mar–Oct (year-round).
Habitat Sandy coastal dunes, ham­mocks, pinelands, roadside ditches. Sandy coastal ridges, flats behind dunes, among coastal rocks.
Elevation 0–10 m. (0–0 ft.) 0–10 m. (0–0 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
FL; West Indies (Antilles, Bahamas); n South America
from FNA
FL; TX; Central America; Mexico (Baja California Sur); n South America; w Africa
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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.)

Subspecies occidentalis is known from peninsular Florida, where it is considered rare, from Martin, Miami-Dade, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties. In Texas, the subspecies is known from coastal areas from Refugio County southward to Cameron County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Sophora > Sophora tomentosa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Sophora > Sophora tomentosa
Sibling taxa
S. tomentosa subsp. occidentalis
S. tomentosa subsp. bahamensis
Synonyms S. arenicola, S. tomentosa var. truncata, Zanthyrsis paniculata S. occidentalis, S. havanensis
Name authority Yakovlev: Trudy Leningradsk. Khim.-Farm. Inst. 26: 99. (1968) (Linnaeus) Brummitt: Kirkia 5: 265. (1966)
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