About Hosackia stipularis Benth.
This species, Hosackia stipularis Benth., is a mostly erect perennial herb. It has a leafy growth form that is often hairy and glandular. Its slender branches bear leaves, each composed of several leaflets that can grow up to 2 centimeters long. The leaves sometimes have prominent stipules. The inflorescence is a compact arrangement of up to 9 pink flowers. Each flower is elongated, with its corolla held inside a tubular calyx made of sepals; the entire flower structure may be over one centimeter long. The fruit is a legume pod 2 to 3 centimeters long, which holds several beanlike seeds.
