Fabaceae
Poorman's friend
Stylosanthes viscosa
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Stylosanthes
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Poorman's friend
Synonyms
- Astyposanthes viscosa (L.) Herter
- Hedysarum hamatum var. viscosa L.
- Hedysarum hamatum var. viscosum L.
- Stylosanthes debilis M.B.Ferreira & Sousa Costa
- Stylosanthes glutinosa Kunth
- Stylosanthes pilosa M.B.Ferreira & Sousa Costa
- Stylosanthes prostrata M.E.Jones
- Stylosanthes viscosa f. typica Hassl.
- Stylosanthes viscosa var. minor Micheli
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, 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.