Fabaceae
Chesneya purpurea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Chesneya
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 紫花雀儿豆
Synonyms
- Chesneya nubigena subsp. purpurea (P.C.Li) X.Y.Zhu
- Chesneya polystichoides subsp. bhutanica H.Ohashi
- Spongiocarpella purpurea (P.C.Li) Yakovlev
- Spongiocarpella purpurea var. lhonakia D.Maity & A.S.Chauhan
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.