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Sophora tomentosa L. var. truncata
Torr. & Gray
Yellow necklacepod

Sophora tomentosa
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Fabaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Endemic to peninsular Florida.

Map of Florida Locations

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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The very hairy Sophora cultivated and now escaped in South Florida is S. tomentosa var. occidentalis. Click on our Quick Guide to learn how to identify the difference between the true native and emerging hybrid.

Synonyms: S. tomentosa, misapplied.

Other data on Sophora tomentosa var. truncata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Sophora tomentosa var. truncata has been found in the following 67 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Atlantic Dunes Park Present Native
Bahia Honda State Park Present Native
Barefoot Beach Preserve Present Native
Beachwalk Pasley Park Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Big Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Present Native
Biscayne National Park Present Native
Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys Section Present Native
Blowing Rocks Preserve Present Native
Bocilla Preserve Present Native
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve Present Native
Cayo Costa State Park Present Native
Collier-Seminole State Park Present Native
Crandon Park Present Native
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Curry Hammock State Park Present Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park Present Native
Delray Beach Municipal Beach Present Native, Cultivated Only
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park Present Native, Cultivated Only
Everglades National Park Present Native
Fern Forest Nature Center Recorded as Present in Error
Gasparilla Island State Park Present Native
Greynolds Park Present Native
Gulfstream Park Present Native
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
House of Refuge Park Present Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Native
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park Present Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Native, Cultivated Only
Juno Dunes Natural Area Present Native
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Present Native, Cultivated Only
Key West National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Kitchen Key Present Native
Lake San Pedro Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park Present Native
Little Hamaca Park Present Native
Loggerhead Park Present Native
Long Key State Park Present Native
Matanzas Pass Preserve Present Native
Matheson Hammock Park Present Native
Middle Torch Hammocks Anderson, Lipchak, 3112 Parcels, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Muscara Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park Present Native
Oleta River State Park Present Native
Phipps Ocean Park Present Native
Ramrod Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Present CNE
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Native
San Carlos Bay - Bunche Beach Preserve Present Native
Santa Lucea Present Native
Secret Woods Nature Center Present Native
South Beach Park Possibly Extirpated Native, Cultivated Only
Spoonbill Sound Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park Present Native
Stump Pass Beach State Park Present Native
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Tigertail Beach County Park Present Native
Torchwood Hammock Preserve Present Native
Tree Tops Park Recorded as Present in Error
Wahoo Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park Present Native, Cultivated Only

Sophora tomentosa var. truncata has been found in the following 8 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Palm Beach County Native

Sophora tomentosa var. truncata has been found in the following 8 habitats :
Beach Dune
Coastal Grassland
Coastal Strand
Disturbed Upland
Keys Cactus Barren
Maritime Hammock
Rockland Hammock
Shell Mound

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Sophora tomentosa
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Sophora tomentosa
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2018
In habitat, Atlantic Dunes Park, Florida
Sophora tomentosa
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2018
In habitat, Atlantic Dunes Park, Florida
Sophora tomentosa
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Sophora tomentosa
Copyright by: Shirley Denton