Perennial Wooly Bean

strophostyles umbellata

The Perennial Wooly Bean is a fun plant with fuzzy pods that kids love to touch! It grows in fields and along roadsides, adding beauty to nature's canvas.

Hábitat: Fields, roadsides, and open areas across North America.

Aspecto

The Perennial Wooly Bean is a slender, fuzzy-stemmed vine with small, trifoliate leaves. It has delicate, pea-like flowers that can range from pinkish-purple to reddish-brown. Its most unique feature is the elongated, densely hairy seed pods that give it its 'wooly' name.

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Perennial Wooly Bean

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Plantas

Rareza

Common

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Its deep roots can tap water from far below, helping it survive dry spells!

Look closely! Its tiny flowers sometimes change color from pink to a reddish-brown as they age.

This plant is like nature's fertilizer, adding important nutrients back into the soil!

When its seed pods dry out, they often burst open with a loud 'pop' to spread seeds!

Habilidades especiales

Perennial Wooly Bean has special root nodes that help it pull important nitrogen from the air into the soil.

Perennial Wooly Bean has tiny hairs on its seed pods that help protect the developing seeds from hungry insects.

Perennial Wooly Bean has a deep taproot that helps it find water deep in the soil during dry weather.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 30-100 cm
Extensión: 60-200 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-1.5 cm
Temporada de floración: Summer-fall
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

symbiotic with

Rhizobium bacteria

Rhizobium leguminosarum

Helps fix nitrogen in the soil.

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Browses on its leaves and stems.

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Visits its flowers for nectar.

eaten by

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Feeds on its nutritious seeds.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.