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Fabaceae

Pink fuzzybean

Strophostyles umbellata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Strophostyles

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Pink fuzzybean: Photo of Strophostyles umbellata in flower. This is a native plant growing wild in River Bend Park, Fairfax county Virginia, USA. This species is a member of th
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Common names

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English
Pink fuzzybean

Synonyms

  • Glycine umbellata Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Phaseolus umbellatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton
  • Strophostyles umbellata var. paludigena Fernald
  • Strophostyles umbellata var. umbellata

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.