Stylosanthes scabra

Stylosanthes scabra, the shrubby stylo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical South America, and introduced to Hawaii and Australia.^[1] It is widely planted as a drought‑tolerant livestock forage.^[2]

Stylosanthes scabra
In bloom
Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Stylosanthes
Species:	S. scabra
Binomial name
Stylosanthes scabra Vogel
Synonyms[1]
Stylosanthes diarthra S.F.Blake Stylosanthes gloiodes S.F.Blake Stylosanthes plicata S.F.Blake Stylosanthes scoparia Standl. & L.O.Williams Stylosanthes subsericea S.F.Blake