Clitoria mariana Linnaeus var. mariana . Common name: Butterfly Pea, She-pea. Phenology: May-Jul (-Sep) chasmogamous), mid Jul-Nov (cleistogamous); (May-) Jun-Nov. Habitat: Dry woodlands and openings, roadsides. Distribution: NY (Long Island), NJ west to s. OH, s. IL, MO, and OK, south to c. peninsular FL (Marion County), TX, and South America; disjunct in s. AZ.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Var. pubescentia Fantz is endemic in c. and s. peninsular FL (see below); a third variety, var. orientalis Fantz, is endemic in se. Asia.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, Mo3, NS, NY, POWO, Va, Fantz (2000), Fantz (2002b); < Clitoria mariana L. — Ar, C, F, G, GrPl, Il, NcTx, Pa, RAB, S13, SE3, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, Isely (1998); < Clitoria mariana L. var. mariana — Fl3; < Martiusia mariana (L.) Small — S. Basionym: Clitoria mariana L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Clitoria mariana var. mariana - FNA11.1
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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