Yellow Puff (Wildflowers of Eisenhower State Park)

Yellow Puff

Neptunia lutea

Summary ⁸

Neptunia lutea, the yellow-puff, is a trailing, vine-like perennial plant of the legume family Fabaeceae. Its stems are covered with soft spines, but is not nearly as prickly as its cousin, the sensitive brier (Mimosa nuttallii).

National distribution ⁹

United States

Origin: Unknown/Undetermined

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

Sources and Credits

(c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YellowPuffNeptuniaLutea.jpg
(c) Debra Halter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Debra Halter
(c) "<a href=""http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/WLI/"">USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=nelu2_001_ahp.tif
(c) "<a href=""http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/WLI/"">USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=nelu2_002_ahp.tif
(c) "<a href=""http://www.wli.nrcs.usda.gov"">NRCS National Wetland Team, Fort Worth, TX</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=nelu2_004_avd.tif
(c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Annika Lindqvist
(c) Lindsey Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Lindsey Smith
(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunia_lutea
(c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29095641

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