Fabaceae
Bigpod sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Sesbania
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 无毛田菁, 美国田菁
- English
- Bigpod sesbania, Egyptian river-hemp, Peatree, Hemp sesbania, Coffeebean, Danglepod
- Finnish
- Tikaskolibrinpapu
- Spanish
- Baiguiyo, Baiquillo
Synonyms
- Aeschynomene cassioides Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don
- Aeschynomene emerus Aubl.
- Coronilla occidentalis Willd.
- Cytisus tetragonus Sessé & Moc.
- Darwinia exaltata Raf.
- Emerus herbacea Mill.
- Emerus herbaceus Mill.
- Emerus sesban var. occidentalis (Willd.) Kuntze
- Sesban exaltatus (Raf.) Rydb.
- Sesbania cassioides G.Don
- Sesbania emerus (Aubl.) Urb.
- Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) Rydb.
- Sesbania macrocarpa var. picta S.Watson
- Sesbania occidentalis (Willd.) Poir.
- Sesbania occidentalis var. multijuga Griseb.
- Sesbania occidentalis var. pubescens Griseb.
- Sesbania picta Lindl. ex Griseb.
- Sesbania sonorae Rydb.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 354 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mark G, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Virag, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lfatty22, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.