Fabaceae
Kite hook-leaved pea
Psoralea polysticta
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Psoralea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Vlieëbos, Vlieër-vlieëkeurtjie
- English
- Kite hook-leaved pea
Synonyms
- Lotodes polysticta (Benth. ex Harv.) Kuntze
- Otholobium polystictum (Benth. ex Harv.) C.H.Stirt.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to February (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Charles Stirton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.