Fabaceae
Cheesytoes
Stylosanthes hamata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Stylosanthes
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 有钩柱花草, 有钩笔花豆, 笔花豆
- English
- Cheesytoes
- Malayalam
- സ്റ്റെലോസാന്തസ് ഹമാറ്റ
- Tamil
- முயல் மசால்
Synonyms
- Anonis americana Aubl.
- Hedysarum hamatum L.
- Ononis cerrifolia Rchb. ex DC.
- Stylosanthes eriocarpa S.F.Blake
- Stylosanthes humilis Rich. ex Hemsl.
- Stylosanthes procumbens Sw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ethel Aardvark, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Btcpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.