Sesbania punicea

Very similar to S. drummondii as it also has short, square fruit, but S. drummondii has yellow flowers and the flowers of S. punicea are red. Leaflets 12 - 40, 10 - 30 mm long and 4 - 7 mm wide. Fruit square in cross section. Wing and keel petals not auricled at the base of the blade, pod 4 angled.

Easily grown from seed. Sometimes grown as an ornamental but dies down to the roots after frost. Although it is an exotic species it is not invasive.

Infrequent or rare in Louisiana and southeast Texas. It is a native of South America that is widely adventive in warmer parts of southeastern United States. It is cultivated for is ornamental flowers.