Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
Botanical name: | Stylosanthes biflora |
Common name: | Pencil Flower |
Group: | dicot |
Family: | Fabaceae (Legume) |
Growth type: | forb/herb |
Duration: | perennial |
Origin: | native |
Plant height: | 6 - 20" |
Foliage: | leaves are alternate. Each leaf is divided into three lanceolate to elliptic leaflets. |
Flower: | Small yellow-orange flowers growing singly or in small clusters at the end of the branches, 1/4", growing singly or in small clusters at the ends of the branches. |
Flowering time: | June |
Habitat: | Dry woods and fields, dry roadsides |
Range in New Jersey: | |
Heritage ranking, if any: | S3 |
Distribution: | |
Misc.: | (stylos = pencil, referring to the hollow receptacle surrounding the pistil.). Larval and adult insects use Stylosanthes biflora for larval food and nectar. |