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Sophora tomentosa
Also called Yellow Sophora, Seacoast Laburnum, Silverbush, Bead Tree, Coast Sophora
Yellow necklacepod is a pantropical shrub or small tree, typically 1 to 3 m tall, native to coastal areas and wetland edges. It is valued as a tough, drought-tolerant landscape plant and a nectar source for bees and butterflies.
Sophora tomentosa, commonly known as necklacepod, yellow necklacepod, and occasionally referred to as silver bush, is a pantropical shrub or small tree in the Fabaceae family. It typically grows 4 to 10 feet tall and is often found in coastal conditions and near wetlands. The name Necklacepod is derived from the characteristic string of seed pods that develop after its yellow flowers germinate into seeds.
Necklacepod is a nectar plant for bees, butterflies, and in parts of the Americas hummingbirds as well. It is suggested for use by native plant enthusiasts in Florida as a good landscape plant for xeriscaping but it only naturally occurs in coastal counties in the central and southern part of the state, while closely related varieties occur in Texas, and the Caribbean.
Sophora alopecuroides · Shrubby sophora · Kowhai · Necklacepod
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sophora tomentosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
