PLANTS Profile for Rhynchosia latifolia (prairie snoutbean)

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PLANTS Profile

Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray
prairie snoutbean

Symbol:

RHLA5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

©Jeff McMillian. Courtesy of Almost Eden. United States, LA. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

	DOLA4	Dolicholus latifolius (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Vail
	RHTO5	Rhynchosia torreyi Vail

Native Status:
Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray


View Distribution	Native Introduced

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, LA, MO, MS, OK, TN, TX)

Related Taxa:
Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 24 species in Rhynchosia

Classification:
Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Rhynchosia Lour. – snoutbean
Species	Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray – prairie snoutbean

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
prairie rhynchosia		Possibly Extirpated, Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504764.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 02:46 PM CDT