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Fabaceae
Sesbania

not marked as a favorite taxon Sesbania drummondii (Rydberg) Cory. Common name: Rattlebox, Poisonbean, Siene Bean. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas, spoil, marsh edges, ditches. Distribution: Native on the Gulf Coast west to s. TX and Mexico (TAM), the exact eastern edge of the native range uncertain, perhaps w. FL Panhandle. First reported for GA and SC by Townsend et al. (2000), where clearly introduced.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA11.1, GW2, K4, Mex, NcTx, NS, POWO, SE3, Tx, WH3, Isely (1998); = Daubentonia drummondii Rydb. — S; = n/a — RAB; < Daubentonia longiflora (Cav.) DC. — S13, misapplied. Basionym: Daubentonia drummondii Rydb. 1923

Links to other floras: = Sesbania drummondii - FNA11.1

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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