Tephrosia rhodantha Brandegee

Cracca rhodantha (Brand.) Rose Contr. U. S. Nat Herb. 12: 270. 1909.
Tephrosis rhodantha Brand. Zoe 5: 201. 1905.
A perennial herb; stems several, 4-6 dm. high, hirsutulous, terete; leaves 1-1.5 dm. long; stipules subulate, about 7 mm. long; petiole 1-2 cm. long; rachis sparingly hirsutulous; leaflets 11-19, oblong, 2-4 cm. long, 6-10 mm. wide, rounded at both ends, mueronate, hirsutulous-strigose on both sides, paler beneath; racemes terminal and in the upper axils, 1.5-2 dm. long; bracts subulate, 5-7 mm. long; calyx strigose, the tube 1.5-2 mm. long, the lobes 2-2.5 mm. long, subulate; corolla brick-red or purplish, 10-12 mm. long; banner obovate, silky-strigose without; wings obliquely obovate; upper stamen distinct; pod 5.5-6.5 cm. long, 4 mm. wide, slightly arcuate, sparingly hirsutulous-strigose, 10-12-seeded.
Tyfb locality: Cofradia, Sinaloa.
Distribution: Sinaloa.