Centrosema virginianum (Linnaeus) Bentham var. virginianum . Common name: Spurred Butterfly Pea. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Dry woodlands and openings. Distribution: S. NJ south to s. FL, west to KY, sc. MO, AR, and TX; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Centrosema virginianum s.l. is very variable in leaflet length:width ratio, with forms with very narrow leaflets prevalent southwards (10:1 or greater), especially in peninsular FL (and in the West Indies). These are here accorded taxonomic recognition as C. virginianum var. angustifolium (A.P. de Candolle) Grisebach. Further study is needed.
Synonymy ⓘ: Clitoria virginiana L. = Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. — Bah; < Bradburya virginiana (L.) Kuntze — S, S13; < Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. — Ar, C, Fl3, FNA11.1, G, K4, Mex, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO, RAB, SE3, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WI, Isely (1998); > Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. var. ellipticum Fernald — F; > Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. var. virginianum — F. Basionym: Clitoria virginiana L. 1753
Links to other floras: < Centrosema virginianum - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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