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Sidebeak pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
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Sidebeak Pencilflower, Stylosanthes biflora, a native perennial that grows to a height of 1.5 feet. Stems are slender and mostly erect. Leaves are  alternately  arranged on the stems.  Leaves are trifololate. A compound leaf with three lealets that are elliptic to lanceolate in shape. Margins are entire. Leaflets are  pubescent.
Small pealike flowers have corollas with 4  yellow petals.  Ten stamens are at the center of the corolla. Flowers bloom from late spring to fall. Fruit divide into one-seeded segments.
Stylosanthes is Genus of the Fabaceae or (bean or pea family). There are two other native species are in the Genus.
Distribution is in the Panhandle and a portion of central Florida. 

by Jim Rodwell
The Florida Native Plant Society promotes the preservation, conservation and restoration of native plants and native plant communities of Florida.
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