Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Neptunia pubescens var. pubescens
Neptunia pubescens Benth. var. pubescens
Tropical Puff, Yellow Puff
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
USDA Symbol: NEPUPUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Neptunia pubescens var. pubescens
Tropical Neptunia
Fabaceae
Location: S.W. corner of N Vandiver & Austin Hwy, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Dry caliche slope, among Poaceae; in semi-shade.
Description: Perennial, unarmed shrub, few sprawling stems. Leaves pinnately twice compound, usually 3-pair of pinnae, 20+ pair of leaflets per pinnae. Flower heads ovoid, yellow. Legume tapering to the 3 mm long stipe. Sepals about 2.5 mm long.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 20, 1994
Specimen number: 596
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0882
Accession Date: Aug 23, 1994
Accession Number: 66
Annotations: SCXFB (In flower & fruit)