Fabaceae
Longleaf cowpea
Vigna longifolia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vigna
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Longleaf cowpea
Synonyms
- Phaseolus lanceolalus Bello
- Phaseolus longifolius Benth.
- Phaseolus schottii f. grandiflorus Hassl.
- Phaseolus schottii f. intermedius Hassl.
- Phaseolus schottii var. campestris Hassl.
- Phaseolus schottii var. longifolius (Benth.) Hassl.
- Phaseolus schottii var. ovatus (Benth.) Hassl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Florencia Grattarola, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: jsudre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Gabriel Perazza, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Julia Ariadna, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Florencia Grattarola, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrea Gantzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Seba Fernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fernando Sessegolo, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Dias, CC BY-SA 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.