Fabaceae
Rosary snoutbean
Rhynchosia precatoria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchosia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rosary snoutbean
Synonyms
- Dolicholus precatorius (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Rose
- Dolicholus vailiae Rose
- Glycine precatoria Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Indigofera volubilis J.C.Wendl.
- Indigofera volubilis J.C.Wendl.
- Indigofera volubilis Milne
- Rhynchosia bicolor Micheli
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Enrique Ramirez García, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tyrrhium, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.