PLANTS Profile for Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata (southern pea)

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Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata
southern pea

Symbol:

VIUNU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

Distribution:

Not in PFA

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Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata

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Synonyms:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata

VISI5

Vigna sinensis (L.) Savi ex Hassk.

Related Taxa:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 27 species in Vigna, 5 subspecies in Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

Classification:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata

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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	Vigna Savi – cowpea
Species	Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. – cowpea
Subspecies	Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata – southern pea

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

Vigna unguiculata
blackeyed pea

The related entity italicized and indented above 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. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS

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

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Vigna sinensis:

	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
Martin	Minor						Low
Yarrow	Low		Low				Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524855.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 02:13 PM CST