About Tephrosia florida (F.Dietr.) C.E.Wood
Stems of Tephrosia florida grow prostrate to erect, reaching up to 60 cm (24 in) in length, and may be glabrous or strigulose. The leaves are odd-pinnate, with lengths ranging from 3 to 15 cm (1.2 to 5.9 in). Leaflets number between 7 and 19, rarely between 1 and 41; they are cuneate-oblong or narrowly to widely elliptic in shape, growing 1 to 5 cm (0.4 to 2.0 in) long. The main inflorescence forms opposite the leaves, and reaches 2 to 23 cm (0.8 to 9.1 in) in length. The corolla starts white to yellow in color, and turns pink and purple as it ages. T. florida flowers between May and July. Its legumes are 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long, with sparse to moderate pubescence, and their trichomes measure 0.5 cm (0.2 in) or less in length. Tephrosia florida is native to the coastal plain region of the United States, ranging from North Carolina to Florida and extending west to Louisiana. This species grows in pine savannas and other pineland habitats.
