Fabaceae
Porcupine jointvetch
Ctenodon histrix
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Ctenodon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Porcupine jointvetch
Synonyms
- Aeschynomene histrix Poir.
- Secula histrix (Poir.) Small
Flowers
- In flower
- December to February (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: florsoteras, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, 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.