Fabaceae
Stylosanthes guianensis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Stylosanthes
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 圭亚那笔花豆, 筆花豆, 笔花豆, 柱花草
Synonyms
- Astyposanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Herter
- Stylosanthes biflora var. guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze
- Stylosanthes gracilis var. vulgaris Burkart
- Stylosanthes guianensis subsp. anomala Hassl.
- Sylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw.
- Trifolium guianense Aubl.
- Trifolium guianensis Aubl.
- Trifolium guyanense Aubl.
Characteristics
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Joaocarlosjkl, CC BY-SA 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.