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Rugel's hoary-pea

Lindheimer's hoary-pea

Habit Herbs. Herbs.
Stems

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

prostrate to procumbent or decumbent, 40–100 cm, densely hirsute-pilose, hairs deflexed to spreading, to hirsute or 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.

petiole 15–35 mm;

leaflets (5–)9–13(–17), blades obovate to obtriangular or suborbiculate, 12–30(–35) × 12–23 mm, length 1–2 times width, apex obtuse to retuse, surfaces finely and loosely strigose, adaxial sometimes glabrescent.

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.

8–25-flowered, flowers 1 per node, 6–15 cm;

floral bracts caducous, linear-subulate.

Flowers

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

stamens diadelphous;

style bearded.

corolla pink to pink-purple or violet-red, 12–15 mm;

stamens monadelphous;

style bearded.

Legumes

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

40–50 × 6–8 mm, hirsute.

2n

= 22.

Tephrosia rugelii

Tephrosia lindheimeri

Phenology Flowering Mar–May(–Sep). Flowering Apr–Jun(–Jul).
Habitat Sandhills, pine savannas, pine flatwoods, oak barrens, roadsides, sandy soils. Deep sand, sandy loam, limestone ridges, roadsides, fields, pastures, open oak-hickory and oak woodlands, brushy prairies, live-oak savannas, mesquite uplands.
Elevation 0–20 m. (0–100 ft.) 0–600 m. (0–2000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
FL
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from FNA
TX
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Discussion

Tephrosia rugelii is widespread in peninsular Florida.

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

Tephrosia lindheimeri is relatively widespread in south-central Texas.

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

Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Tephrosia 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
T. angustissima, T. chrysophylla, T. corallicola, T. curtissii, T. florida, T. hispidula, T. leiocarpa, T. mohrii, T. mysteriosa, T. onobrychoides, T. potosina, T. rugelii, T. spicata, T. tenella, T. thurberi, T. virginiana
Synonyms Cracca rugelii Cracca lindheimeri
Name authority Shuttleworth ex B. L. Robinson: Bot. Gaz. 28: 197. (1899) A. Gray: Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 172. (1850)
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