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Tephrosia hispidula

rusty hoarypea, sprawling hoary-pea
Habit Herbs.
Stems

decumbent to erect, 10–50 cm, loosely strigose to villous.
Leaves

petiole 2–8(–15) mm;

leaflets (9 or)11–17(or 19), blades bicolored (darker abaxially), narrowly elliptic to oblong-elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 9–20(–25) × 2–6 mm, length 2.5–5 times width, apex acute, abaxial surface finely and evenly sparsely strigose, hairs relatively short, not overlapping, venation distinctly reddish, adaxial glabrate.
Racemes

axillary and terminal, (1–)3–8-flowered, evident (flowers well above level of leaves), 1.5–15 cm;

floral bracts persistent, linear-lanceolate.
Flowers

corolla yellowish white, aging reddish to purple, 10–15 mm;

stamens diadelphous;

style bearded.
Legumes

30–50 × 5–6 mm, hirsute-villous.

Tephrosia hispidula
Phenology Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Riverbanks, sedge bogs, mead­ows, pine flatwoods, roadsides, ditches, wet habitats, pine savannas, dry woodlands.
Elevation 10–50 m. (0–200 ft.)
Distribution
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AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; VA
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Discussion

Tephrosia hispidula is recognized by its relatively small leaflets with sharply acute apices and strigulose abaxial surfaces with reddish venation.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Tephrosia
Sibling taxa
T. angustissima, T. chrysophylla, T. corallicola, T. curtissii, T. florida, T. leiocarpa, T. lindheimeri, T. mohrii, T. mysteriosa, T. onobrychoides, T. potosina, T. rugelii, T. spicata, T. tenella, T. thurberi, T. virginiana
Synonyms Galega hispidula, Cracca hispidula
Name authority (Michaux) Persoon: Syn. Pl. 2: 329. (1807)
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