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Fabaceae

Bagpod

Sesbania vesicaria (Jacq.) Elliott

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Sesbania

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Common names

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English
Bagpod

Synonyms

  • Aeschynomene platycarpa Michx.
  • Colutea floribunda Poir.
  • Dalbergia polyphylla Poir.
  • Emerus vesicarius (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Glottidium floridanum (Willd.) Desv.
  • Glottidium floridanum DC.
  • Glottidium floridanum var. atrorubrum Nash
  • Glottidium vesicarium (Jacq.) R.M.Harper
  • Glottidium vesicarium var. atrorubrum (Nash) Small
  • Glottidium vesicarium var. sericeum R.W.S.Cocks
  • Phaca floridana Willd.
  • Robinia vesicaria Jacq.
  • Sesbania disperma Pursh
  • Sesbania macrocarpa Muhl. ex Raf.
  • Sesbania platycarpa (Michx.) Pers.
  • Sesbania vesicaria var. atrorubra (Nash) S.C.Brooks

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
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, 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.