Family - Fabaceae

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Flowering - July - October.

Habitat - Acid soils of open woods, glades, and dry open ground.

Origin - Native to U.S.

Other info. - This species can be found in the southern half of Missouri. The plant is easy to identify becasue of its tall, erect, hirsute stems, its white flowers, and its rounded leaves. This is a common bean species of the dry, cherty slopes of the Ozarks.

Photographs taken in the Ozark Scenic Riverways, Shannon County, MO., 8-3-04.