Yellow Sophora

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Yellow Sophora, Tambalisa 
Sophora tomentosa, Fabaceae, Bean Family 

Description: Short, densely-pubescent, rounded shrub 
Height: 3 to 6 ft 
Flowers: Elongate, terminal clusters (racemes), bright-yellow or yellowish-white; Spring to Fall 
Fruit: Long, slender pod to 5 inches long, strongly constricted between brow seeds 
Foliage: Alternate, grayish leaflets, deciduous 
Spines: Unarmed Bark: Green to light-brown Growth Rate: Medium 

Requirements
Sun: Full sun 
Soil: Sand 
Drainage: Well 
Water: Low 
Maintenance: None 
Propagation: Seed 

Native Habitat: Sand dunes 

Wildlife Use: Lookout perches 

Comments: Often tallest plant in sand dunes 

 

 

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