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American snoutbean

Rhynchosia americana

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 56, February 54, March 61, April 136, May 94, June 42, July 39, August 32, September 38, October 50, November 53, December 51.
United States644
Texas640
Mexico8
Sinaloa4
Mississippi2
Louisiana2
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave2
Michoacan de Ocampo1
Tamaulipas1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Vine growth formListed by a harvested source as having a vine or climbing growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
GenusSnoutbeans · Rhynchosia

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