Rough Jointvetch

(Aeschynomene rudis)

Characteristics

Leaves & Fruit	Flowers

Growing habits: Erect, robust perennial herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from taproot

Leaf anatomy: Alternately arranged, evenly pinnate leaves, leaflets numerous, oblong, margins entire, glabrous

Reproduction: Slightly foliate short raceme inflorescence, 1 to 3 flowers, finely toothed bracts, corolla copper-red to yellow in color, bilabiate, margin toothed

_{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}