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.