Strophostyles helvola

amberique-bean, annual wooly-bean, trailing fuzzy-bean, trailing wild bean, amerique bean
Family

Fabaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

entire

Leaf Type

compound, trifoliolate

Growth Form

forb, vine

Flower Color

blue, pink, purple, white

Flower Month

June - October

Height (meters)

2.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

annual


Wetland Class

FAC

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

6

Animal Use

Desirable to cattle as forage.

Habitat

Savannah, open woodlands, sandy soils, thickets, stream banks, beaches, sandy lakeshores, moist prairie ravines, and roadsides.