Rhynchosia tomentosa

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhynchosia
Species:	Rhynchosia tomentosa Kurz
Common Name	Twining Snoutbean
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Dolicholus drummondii	Dolicholus drummondii

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: McCreary (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Chester (TN), Claiborne (TN), Hardin (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), McNairy (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Union (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1984 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100746237	Scott	Tennessee	31 Aug 2010	Tara R. Littlefield 2010-018	EKY Rhynchosia tomentosa
31234100746526	Scott	Tennessee	31 Aug 2010	Tara R. Littlefield 2010-019	EKY Rhynchosia tomentosa
31234100444882	Meigs	Tennessee	29 Jun 1985	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Rhynchosia tomentosa
31234100444858	McCreary	Kentucky		James D. Kiser	EKY Rhynchosia tomentosa
31234100444841	McCreary	Kentucky		James D. Kiser	EKY Rhynchosia tomentosa
31234100444890	Knox	Tennessee	21 Jul 1984	H. DeSelm s.n.	EKY Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132983	Chester	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132986	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132994	Lewis	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133004	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133007	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133133	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132991	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133002	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133009	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132980	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133016	White	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133005	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133010	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132998	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132993	Lewis	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132999	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132987	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133003	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132995	Lewis	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133000	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132988	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132990	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132989	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133014	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133006	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133013	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133015	Union	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132979	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133017	White	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132992	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133011	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133008	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132996	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132997	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133001	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132978	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0133012	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132984	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132985	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132981	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0132982	Chester	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
APSC0091730	Madison	Tennessee	03 Aug 2017	Claude Bailey, Jr. 17038	APSC Rhynchosia tomentosa
APSC0017025	Bledsoe	Tennessee	31 Aug 2006	Dwayne Estes with John Beck 09427	APSC Rhynchosia tomentosa
APSC0053217	Bradley	Tennessee	26 Jun 2003	H.R. De Selm 03-007	APSC Rhynchosia tomentosa
APSC0112764	Morgan	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchosia tomentosa
APSC0017035	Knox	Tennessee	1896-July	A. Ruth?	APSC Rhynchosia tomentosa
APSC0072949	White	Tennessee	15 Aug 2012	Mason Brock with Justin Beaty and Dwayne Estes 169	APSC Rhynchosia tomentosa
APSC0017023	Polk	Tennessee	18 Oct 2010	Dwayne Estes 182	APSC Rhynchosia tomentosa
APSC0017022	White	Tennessee	25 Jul 2010	Dwayne Estes 11744	APSC Rhynchosia tomentosa
APSC0063117	Morgan	Tennessee	16 Jun 2016	Mason Brock with Kelly Anderson, Chris Mausert-Mooney, Nate Parrish, Judy Redden, and Devin Rodgers 1426	APSC Rhynchosia tomentosa
TENN-V-0245202	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchosia tomentosa
UCHT032397	Knox	Tennessee			UCHT Rhynchosia tomentosa
UCHT035376	Bledsoe	Tennessee			UCHT Rhynchosia tomentosa
UCHT043014	Madison	Tennessee			UCHT Rhynchosia tomentosa

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