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Eve’s Necklace

Styphnolobium affine

Other common name(s):

Eve's Necklacepod, Texas Sophora, Pink Sophora, Necklace Tree

Family:

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Grand Prairie, Western Cross Timbers
Bastrop Lost Pines, Floodplains and Low Terraces2, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland, Llano Uplift
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie
Southern Tertiary Uplands

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Tree

Height

15
to
50
ft.

Spread

10
to
20
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Very Low

Native Habitat

Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

White, Pink

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Nectar, Nesting Material

Wildlife Benefit

Birds, Bees

Maintenance

Appropriate for use near overhead and underground utilities. Prune for shape or to raise canopy. Propagation: Seed.

Comments

Blooms March-May. Small understory tree. Has light green, compound leaves. Flowers fragrant, white tinged with rose, arranged along axes up to 6 inches long, appearing in March and April. Fruit a long, rounded black pod, constricted between the seeds. Seeds poisonous; good nectar plant.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonmym/s: Sophora affinis

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 303 . 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=STAF4. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Genus&taxonId=1796&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=820256#null, 6) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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