Styphnolobium affine

Styphnolobium affine
In bloom
A white-flowered individual
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Styphnolobium
Species:
S. affine
Binomial name
Styphnolobium affine
Synonyms

Sophora affinis Torr. & A.Gray

Styphnolobium affine, called Eve's necklace or Eve's necklacepod, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. A large shrub or small deciduous tree reaching at most 30 ft (9 m), usually half that, it prefers dry, limestone soils and light shade. It is valued as an ornamental for its aromatic, pink or white cascade of blooms, and subsequent strings of bead-like seedpods.

References

  1. 1 2 "Styphnolobium affine (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Styphnolobium affine". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026. Eve's Necklace, Eve's Necklacepod, Texas Sophora, Pink Sophora, Necklace Tree