Question: This plant seems to fit into the Strophostyles genus, and the flower shape seems to match best with S. umbellata. …
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This plant seems to fit into the Strophostyles genus, and the flower shape seems to match best with S. umbellata. Found in the back yard of Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats, Newburyport, where we are making a survey of the wildlife, yet your description says it is too far north. Am I in the wrong genus?
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Dear Chaffee, your plant is Strophostyles helvola (annual woolly bean). You are correct in identification of the genus. Strophostyles umbellata (perennial woolly bean) is different and has narrower (actually and relatively) leaflets, so the leaves have a very different look from the species you've photographed.
