Flower ID: IMG_2589.JPG-07-09-2022 Flower name (scientific): Tephrosia virginiana (Linnaeus) Persoon PY: 1807. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) tef-ROH-see-uh vir-jin-ee-AN-uh Flower name (common): Goat's Rue Family name (common): Pea Family name (scientific): Fabaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Greek tephros, meaning ashlike, or ash-colored, or hoary, which presumably refers to the hoary leaves. Specific epithet: From or referring to Virginia. Common name origin: The plant was formerly used as a food source for goats. The plant is now known to contain toxic components. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches (1.3 to 2.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: yellow or red Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 8 to 28 inches (20 to 70 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Leaflets up to 3 cm long and 1 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, odd-pinnate with 9-25 leaflets (IL), leaflet oblong to narrowly elliptic (IL), narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate (MB) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. Several tribes including the Catawba, Cherokee, Creek, Mahuna, and Natchez used the plant for multiple ailments such as rheumatism, fever, worms, kidney issues, and pulmonary problems (Moerman, p. 553, 1998). Latitude: 44.796832 Longitude: -91.513920 Altitude: 277.40 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV) In Canada: (ON) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Cracca virginiana Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 752 (1753). Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na