Rhynchosia latifolia

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Rhynchosia latifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Rhynchosia
Species:
R. latifolia
Binomial name
Rhynchosia latifolia

Rhynchosia latifolia, commonly called prairie snoutbean, [1] is a species of plant in the legume family that is native to south-central United States. [2]

It is a perennial that produces yellow flowers in the summer.

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhynchosia latifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. "Rhynchosia latifolia". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2019.