Fabaceae
Kowhai
Sophora microphylla
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Sophora
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- صفيراء صغيرة الأوراق
- Chinese
- 小叶槐
- English
- Kowhai
- Māori
- Kōwhai
Synonyms
- Edwardsia grandiflora var. microphylla (Aiton) Hook.f.
- Edwardsia microphylla (Aiton) Salisb.
- Sophora tetraptera var. microphylla (Aiton) Hook.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 316 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Joe Potter Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andy McKay, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Penarc, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jose chandia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alan Vernon, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Natalia Sáenz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Natalia Sáenz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.