PLANTS Profile for Rhynchosia minima (least snoutbean)

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PLANTS Profile

Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.
least snoutbean

Symbol:

RHMI4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Pakistan. Usage Requirements.

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Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

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Synonyms:
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

	DOMI3	Dolicholus minimus (L.) Medik.
	DOMI2	Dolichos minimus L.
	RHMID	Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. var. diminifolia WalP.H. Raven

Distribution:
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, LA, MO, MS, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 24 species in Rhynchosia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Rhynchosia minima var. prostrata

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

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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 minima (L.) DC. – least snoutbean

Introduced Information:
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt	Low						Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

More Accounts and Images:
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.

View species account, photographs, 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 504766.

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

Time Generated: 10/10/2008 01:44 PM MDT