Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. ssp. virginianum
Detail
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Botanical Name
- Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. ssp. virginianum
- Common Name
- Spurred Butterfly Pea
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.
- Comments
- Plants in our area are var. virginianum. Var. angustifolium (A. DC.) Griseb. is an extremely narrow-leaved plant of s. GA, s. Al, FL, Central and South America with foliage resembling that of Desmodium strictum.
- Habitat
- Forest edges, woodlands, dry clearings, and roadsides, especially in sandy soils. Frequent in the Coastal Plain and the outer Piedmont south of the James River; rare elsewhere in the Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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