- Appearance
- Kummerowia striata is an annual plant that can reach 16 in. (40 cm) in height.
- Foliage
- Leaves are alternate, trifoliate, petiolate and up to 0.75 in. (4 cm) long. Leaves are subtended with 0.1-0.6 in. (3-6 mm) long, lance-shaped stipules.
- Flowers
- Flowers are pink, purple and white, 0.2-0.3 in. (5-8 mm) long and papilionaceous.
- Fruit
- Fruits are 0.2 in. (4 mm) long legumes and each contain a single seed.
- Ecological Threat
- Kummerowia striata occurs in fields, open woods, roadsides and other disturbed sites. It is native to Asia and was introduced into the United States around 1850.
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