Index / Search / Strophostyles helvola
§1 Plant
Strophostyles helvola (L.) Elliott
vernacular amberique-bean — species · Fabaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Strophostyles
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 754 counties across 32 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 754 counties across 32 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Clay 05021
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Desha 05041
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lincoln 05079
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Sebastian 05131
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- Woodruff 05147
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 81 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dubois 18037
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Rush 18139
- Spencer 18147
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Bath 21011
- Boone 21015
- Bracken 21023
- Breckinridge 21027
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Gallatin 21077
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- McCracken 21145
- Meade 21163
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Wayne 21231
Louisiana view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberville 22047
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafourche 22057
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. James 22093
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Benton 28009
- Bolivar 28011
- Carroll 28015
- Clarke 28023
- DeSoto 28033
- Hancock 28045
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Humphreys 28053
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Lafayette 28071
- Lauderdale 28075
- Madison 28089
- Marshall 28093
- Newton 28101
- Panola 28107
- Sunflower 28133
- Tate 28137
- Washington 28151
- Wilkinson 28157
Missouri view state ↗ 72 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Henry 29083
- Howard 29089
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
Nebraska view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Antelope 31003
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Cass 31025
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Franklin 31061
- Hall 31079
- Holt 31089
- Howard 31093
- Johnson 31097
- Lancaster 31109
- Otoe 31131
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Seward 31159
- Stanton 31167
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 21 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Anson 37007
- Bertie 37015
- Brunswick 37019
- Burke 37023
- Carteret 37031
- Catawba 37035
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Craven 37049
- Currituck 37053
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Forsyth 37067
- Halifax 37083
- Iredell 37097
- Mecklenburg 37119
- New Hanover 37129
- Onslow 37133
- Pender 37141
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Tyrrell 37177
- Warren 37185
Ohio view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Carroll 39019
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Hamilton 39061
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Pike 39131
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 10 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Carroll 47017
- Coffee 47031
- Davidson 47037
- Fayette 47047
- Gibson 47053
- Hardeman 47069
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Humphreys 47085
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Overton 47133
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Virginia view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Brunswick 51025
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Richmond 51159
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 12 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/STHE9 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3912996 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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