Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Earleocassia bauhinioides (A. Gray) Britton
Cassia bauhinioides A. Gray, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. 6: 180. 1850.
Herbaceous, more or less branched at base, somewhat spreading, softly short-pubescent, 1-3 dm. high. Stipules linear, persistent, 3-6 mm. long; leaflets I pair, oblong, 1-4.5 cm. long, obtuse, or rounded, softly pubescent on both sides; gland between the leaflets narrow, elongated; peduncles 1-2-flowered; sepals thin, oblong, pubescent, 6-8 mm. long; petals 18 mm. long or shorter; ovary densely pubescent; style glabrous; legume compressed, curved, 2-3.2 cm. long, 5-7 mm. wide, long-pubescent, obliquely short-tipped.
Type locality: On the Rio Grande, Texas.
Distribution: Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona to Zacatecas and Hidalgo.
- bibliographic citation
- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
