Rhynchosia difformis

Rhynchosia difformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class:	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus:	Rhynchosia
Species:	R. difformis
Binomial name
Rhynchosia difformis (Elliott) DC.
Natural range of Rhynchosia difformis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Doubleform snoutbean

Description

Rhynchosia difformis is a perennial herbaceous vine.

Ecology

Habitat

R. difformis occurs in dry sandy soil, and in open light conditions (FSU Herbarium). It can be found in longleaf pine-wiregrass-scrub oak communities, sandhills, and mixed hardwood woodlands and hammocks (FSU Herbarium). However, it can also be found in disturbed areas, including roadsides and power line corridors (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowering has been observed in May through August, while fruiting has been observed in May through August, as well as October (FSU Herbarium).

Fire ecology

This species has been found in habitat that is maintained by periodic fire (FSU Herbarium).

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, W. C. Holmes, Harry E. Ahles, J. Haesloop, R.K. Godfrey, Wilson Baker, Bill & Pam Anderson, C. Jackson, James D. McClain, L. Cecil King, R. C. Phillips, Richard S. Mitchell, Richard D. Houk, William Lindsey, Rodie White, R. A. Norris, Cecil R Slaughter, and Richard R. Clinebell II. States and Counties: Florida: Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Marion, Polk, Suwannee, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Beaufort, Grady, McIntosh, and Thomas. South Carolina: Dorchester, and Jasper. Louisiana: Natchitoches.