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Tephrosia rugelii

Rugel's hoary-pea
Habit Herbs.
Stems

ascending to decumbent, 10–50 cm, closely strigose.
Leaves

petiole 3–10(–20) mm;

leaflets (5–)9–15, blades elliptic to obovate-cuneate, 10–16(–22) × 4–10 mm, length 1.5–2.5 times width, apex rounded to retuse, surfaces strigose-sericeous.
Racemes

2–6-flowered, not evident, flowers axillary, 1 or 2 per node, in distal portions of leafy stems, nodes initially congested but elongating; foliaceous bracts enlarging with floral and fruit development.
Flowers

corolla yellow-white with red veins, aging purplish, 14–18 mm;

stamens diadelphous;

style bearded.
Legumes

25–40 × 4–5 mm, loosely strigose-villous to strigose-hirsute.

Tephrosia rugelii
Phenology Flowering Mar–May(–Sep).
Habitat Sandhills, pine savannas, pine flatwoods, oak barrens, roadsides, sandy soils.
Elevation 0–20 m. (0–100 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
FL
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Tephrosia rugelii is widespread in peninsular Florida.

(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. hispidula, T. leiocarpa, T. lindheimeri, T. mohrii, T. mysteriosa, T. onobrychoides, T. potosina, T. spicata, T. tenella, T. thurberi, T. virginiana
Synonyms Cracca rugelii
Name authority Shuttleworth ex B. L. Robinson: Bot. Gaz. 28: 197. (1899)
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