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Fabaceae
Clitoria

not marked as a favorite taxon Clitoria mariana Linnaeus var. pubescentia Fantz. Common name: Florida Butterfly Pea, Florida She-pea. Phenology: May-Jul (-Sep) (cleistogamous), mid Jul-Nov (chasmogamous); (May-) Jun-Nov. Habitat: Florida scrub, longleaf pine sandhills, dry pine flatwoods. Distribution: Endemic to the nc. and s. FL peninsula. Apparently ranging as far north as Clay and Alachua counties.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, Fantz (2000), Fantz (2002b); < Clitoria mariana L. — S13, SE3, WH3, Isely (1998); < Clitoria mariana L. var. mariana — Fl3; < Martiusia mariana (L.) Small — S. Basionym: Clitoria mariana L. var. pubescentia Fantz 1995

Links to other floras: = Clitoria mariana var. pubescentia - FNA11.1

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • 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 ⓘ: 9

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