Fabaceae
Soft butterfly pea
Centrosema molle
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Centrosema
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Soft butterfly pea
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: V C balakrishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: V C balakrishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.