Fabaceae
Virginia jointvetch
Aeschynomene virginica
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Aeschynomene
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Aeschynomene virginicaFabaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Virginia jointvetch
Synonyms
- Aeschynomene aspera Muhl. ex Willd.
- Aeschynomene hispida Willd.
- Hedysarum virginianum Hill
- Hedysarum virginicum L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.