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Glycine max (L.) Merr.
soybean

   
Symbol: GLMA4
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
PR    I
CAN    W



   
Other common names:
  wild soybean
  reseeding soybean
Photograph of Glycine max (L.) Merr.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Japan, Kagoshima.
 
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  • GLSO80: Characteristics
 

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Synonyms:
Glycine max (L.) Merr.

  DOSO Dolichos soja L.  
  GLGR2 Glycine gracilis Skvortzov  
  GLHI Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim.  
  GLSO80 Glycine soja (L.) Merr., nom. illeg., non Glycine soja Siebold & Zucc.   wild soybean, reseeding soybean
  GLUS Glycine ussuriensis Regel & Maack  
  PHMA21 Phaseolus max L.  
  SOHI5 Soja hispida Moench  
  SOMA8 Soja max (L.) Piper  
 

Distribution by State:
Glycine max (L.) Merr.

Distributional Map for Glycine max (L.) Merr.
Distribution Map Legend

Glycine max (L.) Merr. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON, QC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
FL, IL, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, WI, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Glycine max (L.) Merr.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 5 species in Glycine
 

Classification:
Glycine max (L.) Merr.

     
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   Glycine Willd. – soybean
Species   Glycine max (L.) Merr. – soybean
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Glycine max (L.) Merr.

soybean

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Glycine max (L.) Merr.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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