Fabaceae

Texas snoutbean

Rhynchosia senna Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Rhynchosia

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Common names

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English: Texas snoutbean

Synonyms

Dolicholus angustifolius (A.Gray) Kuntze
Dolicholus senna (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
Dolicholus texanus (Torr. & A.Gray) Vail
Dolicholus texanus var. angustifolius (A.Gray) Vail
Rhynchosia angustifolia Engelm. ex A.Gray
Rhynchosia azuaensis (Grear) B.L.Turner
Rhynchosia senna f. genuina Hassl.
Rhynchosia senna f. lanceolatis Ball
Rhynchosia senna f. minor Griseb.
Rhynchosia senna f. ovatis Ball
Rhynchosia senna var. angustifolia (A.Gray) Grear
Rhynchosia senna var. azuaensis Grear
Rhynchosia senna var. cordobensis (Griseb.) Burkart
Rhynchosia senna var. senna
Rhynchosia senna var. texana (Torr. & A.Gray) M.C.Johnst.
Rhynchosia texana Torr. & A.Gray
Rhynchosia texana f. cordobensis Griseb.
Rhynchosia texana var. angustifolia A.Gray
Rhynchosia texana var. microphylla Hassl.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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.