Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
Bigpod Sesbania: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/17025
Synonyms
Sesban exaltatus  Sesbania exaltata  Sesbania macrocarpa 

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Status

"Tropical America; Florida to Louisiana, north to Missouri; southeastern states; adventive along the Atlantic seaboard to southeastern New York" (Reed, 1964).

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Sesbania herbacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Robinioids
Tribe: Sesbanieae
Genus: Sesbania
Species:
S. herbacea
Binomial name
Sesbania herbacea
Synonyms

Darwinia exaltata
Sesbania exaltata
Sesbania macrocarpa

Sesbania herbacea (syn. Sesbania exaltata) is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names bigpod sesbania,[1] Colorado River-hemp,[2] and coffeeweed. It is native to the United States, particularly the southeastern states, where it grows in moist environments. It can be found elsewhere as an introduced species.

It is a woody herb growing to 3 meters or more in height. The leaves are made up of many pairs of oblong leaflets. The inflorescence is a small raceme of pealike flowers with yellow or purple-spotted petals.

References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Sesbania herbacea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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