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Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
cowpea

   
Symbol: VIUN
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
PR    I
VI    I



   
Other common names:
  blackeyed pea
  field pea
Photograph of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Costa Rica.
 
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Distribution by State:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

Distributional Map for Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
Distribution Map Legend

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, PA, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
DC, FL, IL, LA, MO, MS, NC, PA, SC, TX, VA

 

Related Taxa:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 27 species in Vigna
Distribution of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. cylindrica (L.) Verdc.. . Image Available.
Vigna unguiculata ssp. cylindrica
catjang
Distribution of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. dekindtiana (Harms) Verdc.. .
Vigna unguiculata ssp. dekindtiana
blackeyed pea
Distribution of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.. . Image Available.
Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis
yardlong bean
Distribution of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. stenophylla (Harv.) Marechal et al.. .
Vigna unguiculata ssp. stenophylla
Distribution of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata. . Image Available.
Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata
southern pea
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Classification:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

     
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   Vigna Savi – cowpea
Species   Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. – cowpea
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

blackeyed pea

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:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

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

 

 
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