PLANTS Profile for Centrosema virginianum (spurred butterfly pea)

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Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.
spurred butterfly pea

Symbol:

CEVI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Line Drawing of Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

Bradburya virginiana

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 417. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

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Synonyms:
Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

	BRVI5	Bradburya virginiana (L.) Kuntze
	CEVIE	Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. var. ellipticum (DC.) Fernald

Distribution:
Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.


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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 8 species in Centrosema

Classification:
Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Centrosema (DC.) Benth. – butterfly pea
Species	Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. – spurred butterfly pea

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
spurred butterfly-pea		Endangered

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Moderate						Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25778.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 01:27 PM CDT