*Sesbania punicea (Cavanilles) Bentham. Common name: Rattlebox, Scarlet Wisteria-tree, Red Sesban. Phenology: Jun-Oct; Aug-Nov. Habitat: Ditches, wet fields, marshes, ponded wetlands, wet pinelands. Distribution: Native of South America.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA11.1, GW2, K4, NS, POWO, SE3, Tx, Va, WH3, Isely (1998); Piscidia punicea Cav. = Daubentonia punicea (Cav.) DC. — RAB, S; = n/a — C; < Daubentonia longiflora (Cav.) DC. — S13, misapplied. Basionym: Piscidia punicea Cav. 1797
Links to other floras: = Sesbania punicea - FNA11.1
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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native range: southeastern U.S. to South America
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