Trailing Wildbean
Plant Profile | |
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Common Name: Trailing Wildbean Other Names: Amberique Bean, Trailing Fuzzybean Species Name: Strophostyles helvula Plant Type: Legume Family Name: Fabaceae, Pea Family |
Plant Facts | |
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Origin | Native |
Duration | Annual |
Distribution in the U.S. | Eastern half of the country |
Distribution in Oklahoma | Eastern two-thirds of the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Trailing, twining fuzzy stems
- 3 leaflets per leaf; leaflets broad and triangular; can be lobed
Floral
- Seed pods narrow and elongated; curl in twisted spirals after opening
- Flowers stem branches from where leaves attached to stem
- Flower heads small; purple in color
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Compound, 1-pinnately
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Ovate or Rhombic ovate
- Stipules: Present
- Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 5, fused
- Flower Color: Purplish or pink
- Flower Timing: July-October
- Fruit Type: Legumes
Habitat/Ecology | |
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Soil Type | Sandy soils |
Habitat | Woodlands, disturbed prairies, fence rows, roadsides and fallow fields |
Successional Stage | Mid to late |
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