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Sprawling hoarypea

Tephrosia hispidula

Also called Sprawling Hoary Pea

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Tephrosia hispidula, also known as sprawling hoarypea, is a species of perennial legume native to North America.

Where it grows

Tephrosia hispidula is endemic to the southeastern region of the United States, its range stretching from Virginia south to Florida and westward to Louisiana. It may be found in environments such as pine savannas, sandhills, hardwood swamps, wiregrass woodlands, and alongside rivers.

Other Tephrosia plants

Tephrosia arenicola · White hoarypea · Scurf hoarypea · Tephrosia clementii · Tephrosia elongata · Florida hoarypea · Pink Tephrosia · Sandhill Tippetoes · Tephrosia odorata · Multibloom hoarypea · Pondo Poison Pea · Fishpoison

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tephrosia hispidula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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