PLANTS Profile for Rhynchosia tomentosa var. mollissima (twining snoutbean)

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PLANTS Profile

Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray
twining snoutbean

Symbol:

RHTOM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray

RHMO

Rhynchosia mollissima (Elliott) Shuttlw. ex S. Watson

Distribution:
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray


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USA (FL, GA, SC)

Related Taxa:
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 24 species in Rhynchosia, 2 varieties in Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn.

Classification:
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) 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 tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. – twining snoutbean
Variety	Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray – twining snoutbean

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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.

Kentucky:
Rhynchosia tomentosa
hairy snout-bean		Endangered
Maryland:
Rhynchosia tomentosa
hairy snoutbean		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530018.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 08:30 AM CDT