Fabaceae
South African hoarypea
Tephrosia noctiflora
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Tephrosia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 长序灰毛豆, 黃花鐵富豆, 黄花鐡富豆
- English
- South African hoarypea
Synonyms
- Cracca noctiflora (Bojer ex Baker) Kuntze
- Tephrosia amoena Baker
- Tephrosia hirta Bojer
- Tephrosia hookeriana sensu Baker
- Tephrosia hookeriana var. amoena Prain
- Tephrosia subamoena Prain
- Tephrosia subamoena J.R.Drumm. & Hemsl.
Flowers
- In flower
- September, December to July (from 54 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Pranav Chandra Bose, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Jovêncio Ribeiro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 許文俊, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Annie Evankow, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: scallions, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.