Fabaceae

Florida hoarypea

Tephrosia florida (F.Dietr.) C.E.Wood

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Tephrosia

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Florida hoarypea (Tephrosia florida) — FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Florida hoarypea

Synonyms

Cracca ambigua (M.A.Curtis) Kuntze
Cracca gracillima (B.L.Rob.) A.Heller
Galega ambigua M.A.Curtis
Galega florida F.Dietr.
Tephrosia ambigua (M.A.Curtis) Chapman
Tephrosia ambigua (M.A.Curtis) D.Dietr. ex Chapm.
Tephrosia ambigua (M.A.Curtis) Chapm.
Tephrosia ambigua var. gracillima Robinson
Tephrosia ambigua var. gracillima B.L.Rob.
Tephrosia florida var. florida
Tephrosia florida var. gracillima (B.L.Rob.) Shinners
Tephrosia gracillima (B.L.Rob.) Killip

Flowers

In flower: May to September (from 35 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: gcschmidt911, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Maggie Jones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.