Fabaceae
American snoutbean
Rhynchosia americana
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchosia
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Rhynchosia americanaFabaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- American snoutbean
Synonyms
- Dolicholus americanus (Mill.) Vail
- Glycine menispermoides (DC.) Spreng.
- Lathyrus americanus Mill.
- Lathyrus americanus Mill.
- Phaseolus menispermoideus (DC.) Eaton & Wright
- Rhynchosia menispermoidea DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.