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Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight
dunchi fiber

   
Symbol: SEBI3
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Shrub
Native Status:  
  



   
Other common names:
  sesbania
Photograph of Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory.
 
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Synonyms:
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight

  AEBI3 Aeschynomene bispinosa Jacq.  
  SEBI8 Sesban bispinosus (Jacq.) Rydb.  
  SEAC7 Sesbania aculeata Poir.   sesbania
 

Distribution by State:
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight

Distributional Map for Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight
Distribution Map Legend

Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight distribution:
USA+ (PR)

 

Related Taxa:
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight

236 genera in Fabaceae, 17 species in Sesbania
 

Classification:
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight

     
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   Sesbania Scop. – riverhemp
Species   Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight – dunchi fiber
 

Introduced Information:
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight

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

 

 

 
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