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Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.
velvet bean

   
Symbol: MUPR
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    NI
PR    N
VI    N



   
Other common names:
  cowitch
Photograph of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory.
 
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Distribution by State:
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

Distributional Map for Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.
Distribution Map Legend

Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. distribution:
USA (AL, FL, NC, SC), USA+ (PR, VI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
FL

 

Related Taxa:
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 6 species in Mucuna
Distribution of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var. pruriens. .
Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens
velvet bean
Distribution of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis (Wall. ex Wight) Baker ex Burck. .
Mucuna pruriens var. utilis
velvet bean
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Classification:
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

     
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   Mucuna Adans. – mucuna
Species   Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. – velvet bean
 

Introduced Information:
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

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

 

 
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