Scientific Name
Stylosanthes biflora

Common Name
Pencil flower

Life Cycle: --

Height: 6 to 18 inches
Flower/fruit: Small yellow-orange flowers growing singly or in small clusters at the end of the branches  
Flowering Season: Summer into early fall
Foliage: Alternate compound leaf with narrow lance-shaped or elliptical leaflets; bristle-tipped; wiry stems
Site: Dry woods, fields, thickets
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