PLANTS Profile for Stylosanthes (pencilflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Stylosanthes Sw.
pencilflower

Symbol:

STYLO4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

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Stylosanthes Sw.

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Distribution:
Stylosanthes Sw.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Stylosanthes Sw.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Stylosanthes biflora (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.. . Image Available.

Stylosanthes biflora
sidebeak pencilflower

Distribution of Stylosanthes calcicola Small. .

Stylosanthes calcicola
Everglade Key pencilflower

Stylosanthes capitata

Distribution of Stylosanthes erecta P. Beauv.. . Image Available.

Stylosanthes erecta
Nigerian stylo

Distribution of Stylosanthes fruticosa (Retz.) Alston. . Image Available.

Stylosanthes fruticosa
shrubby pencilflower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Distribution of Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taubert. . Image Available.

Stylosanthes hamata
cheesytoes

Distribution of Stylosanthes humilis Kunth. . Image Available.

Stylosanthes humilis
Townsville stylo

Stylosanthes montevidensis

Distribution of Stylosanthes scabra Vog.. .

Stylosanthes scabra
pencilflower

Distribution of Stylosanthes subsericea S.F. Blake. .

Stylosanthes subsericea
pencilflower

Stylosanthes sundaica

Distribution of Stylosanthes viscosa (L.) Sw.. .

Stylosanthes viscosa
poorman's friend

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Stylosanthes Sw.

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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	Stylosanthes Sw. – pencilflower

More Accounts and Images:
Stylosanthes Sw.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26972.

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 01:54 PM CDT