Strophostyles helvula

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusStrophostyles
Species:Strophostyles helvula (L.) Elliott
Common NameAmberique Bean
Growth Habitvine - forb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; 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 Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 5
StatusNative
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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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Strophostyles helvola Strophostyles helvola (L.) Elliott
Strophostyles helvula Strophostyles helvula (L.) Elliot, orth.
Strophostyles helvula var. missouriensis Strophostyles helvula var. missouriensis (S. Watson) Britton, orth.

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: Ballard (KY), Bracken (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Casey (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Henderson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Whitley (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fayette (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Madison (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 2001

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100433521 Whitley Kentucky 26 Jul 1939 Mary E. Wharton
4923
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
31234100433588 Lawrence Tennessee 15 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6854
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
31234100433612 Marion Kentucky 10 Aug 1939 Mary Wharton
5150
EKY
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA014117 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA014116 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA014124 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
31973000013172 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133209 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133220 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133224 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133232 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133194 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0105448 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016915 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
31234100433570 Fayette Kentucky 22 Aug 1907 H. Garman
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
31234100433562 Estill Kentucky 18 Sep 1987 Richard G. Guetig
403
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
BEREA014118 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA014115 Henderson Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133206 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133225 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133210 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133222 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133213 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133216 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133208 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016929 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016928 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016905 Montgomery Tennessee 30 Aug 1998 Edward Chester
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0086621 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
31234100433638 Marion Kentucky 31 Aug 1997 Timothy J. Weckman
3761
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
31234100433604 Madison Kentucky 02 Aug 1938 Mary E. Wharton
3280
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133204 Gibson Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133226 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133219 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133230 White Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133227 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0210177 Tennessee 20 Sep 1874 A. Gattinger
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133198 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016918 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016911 Robertson Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0107726 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016921 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016907 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0086257 Pike Kentucky 14 Oct 1984
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
31234100433547 Campbell Kentucky 01 Oct 1982 Ronald L. Jones
4009
EKY
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA014120 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA014125 DeKalb Tennessee
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA014114 Lincoln Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
31973000013170 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Strophostyles helvula
31973000013169 Bracken Kentucky
KNK
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133203 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133199 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133205 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133211 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0105445 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0054402 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0105393 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016903 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA014122 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA014119 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
31973000013171 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133192 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133202 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133212 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
APSC0054207 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016906 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016917 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0086256 Muhlenberg Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0113677 Pike Kentucky 16 Aug 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016901 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016904 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016916 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016909 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
31234100433653 Powell Kentucky 12 Jul 2001 Timothy J. Weckman
6598
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
31234100433596 Lewis Kentucky 10 Aug 1995 Rudy A. Gelis
BC-802
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
N/A Calloway Kentucky 17 Sep 1982 Michael Woods
1083
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
BEREA014123 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133193 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133215 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133217 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133231 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133221 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133196 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133228 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133214 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133200 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
MEM008019 Shelby Tennessee 04 Jul 1972 John E. Thompson Jr.
992
MEM
Strophostyles helvola
MEM005691 Trigg Kentucky 29 Aug 1971 Raymond Athey
1489
MEM
Strophostyles helvola
MEM018127 Carroll Tennessee 27 Aug 1972 Betty Ann Thompson
884
MEM
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0114740 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016920 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
HTTU004701 Van Buren Tennessee
HTTU
Strophostyles helvola
HTTU032896 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Strophostyles helvula
MTSU006568 Davidson Tennessee 01 Aug 2001 Angela Cathey
MTSU
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA025210 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
MEM017623 Ballard Kentucky 18 Sep 1980 Raymond Athey
4570
MEM
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016923 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016927 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
HTTU004700 Hamilton Tennessee
HTTU
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016912 Montgomery Tennessee 30 Sep 1967
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016902 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA025223 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
31234100433539 Casey Kentucky 04 Aug 1988 Bruce Hoagland
521
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
31234100433646 Muhlenberg Kentucky 08 Aug 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5004
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
31234100433554 Estill Kentucky 18 Aug 1980 Donald K. Walker
500
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
31234100433620 Madison Kentucky 18 Jul 1993 Gary W. Libby
OB-935
EKY
Strophostyles helvula
31973000013173 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133195 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133223 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
TENN-V-0133197 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133229 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
APSC0016924 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0102522 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0094599 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0105449 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0105450 Livingston Kentucky 24 Aug 1968 Fuller
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016919 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0096213 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
HTTU004697 Tennessee
HTTU
Strophostyles helvola
HTTU024441 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Strophostyles helvola
MEM013463 Tipton Tennessee 16 Aug 1968 Sarah J. Warrington
315
MEM
Strophostyles helvola
BEREA014113 Fayette Kentucky
BEREA
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133207 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133201 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvola
TENN-V-0133218 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Strophostyles helvula
APSC0094600 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016913 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0114212 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0073343 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0102865 DeKalb Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016922 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0016908 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
APSC0117314 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Strophostyles helvola
MEM020318 Davidson Tennessee 14 Aug 1986 R. Kral
73564
MEM
Strophostyles helvola
MEM016646 Lauderdale Tennessee 02 Sep 1976 Patrick Keiran
726
MEM
Strophostyles helvola
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