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| fruit (legume)--do you see why this species is commonly called Eve's necklace? | legume closeup, showing the fine hairs covering the surface |
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| leaf--this leaf is pinnately compound; do you see how the leaflets are not opposite one another? | inflorescence--which subfamily of Fabaceae do these flowers belong to: Mimosoideae, Papilionoideae, or Caesalpinioideae? |
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| inflorescence again, showing pedicels. Note the purple calyces, and the two flowers whose corollas have fallen off, revealing the stamens. | habit and habitat--Sophora affinis is a small tree that usually occurs on limestone along creeks and rivers |
