Strophostyles umbellata
pink fuzzybean, perennial wildbean
Family
Fabaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
compound, trifoliolate
Growth Form
forb, vine
Flower Color
pink, purple, white
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
0.3 - 2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FAC
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Field Characters
There are two annual species, Strophostyles helvola and S. leiosperma. Strophostyles helvola has broader leaflets usually with lobes, and peduncles that are longer than 25 cm. Strophostyles leiosperma is smaller and hairier with a peduncle that is less than 10 cm long.
Animal Use
Seeds are considered desirable wildlife food..
Natural History
Found frequently in east and southeast Texas. Occurs in sandy soils of pineywoods and prairies.
Habitat
Sandy soils of pine woodlands, woods, clearings, fields.