Indian Jointvetch

(Aeschynomene indica)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habits: Erect, often bushy branched annual herb

Roots: Fibrous roots from taproots

Leaf anatomy: Alternately arranged, evenly pinnately compound, glabrous, oblong, smooth or minutely toothed; leaflets fold when touched

Flowers: On axillary racemes, toothed bracts present, petals yellowish to reddish purple, legume fruits

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