Fabaceae

American wisteria

Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Wisteria

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 矮紫藤, 肯塔基紫藤
English: American wisteria
French: Glycine d'Amérique

Synonyms

Apios frutescens (L.) Pursh
Bradlea frutescens (L.) Britton
Bradlea macrostachya (Torr. & A.Gray) Small
Glycine caerulea Salisb.
Glycine frutescens L.
Kraunhia frutescens (L.) Kuntze
Kraunhia frutescens (L.) Greene
Kraunhia macrostachya (Torr. & A.Gray) Small
Phaseoloides frutescens (L.) Kuntze
Phaseolus frutescens (L.) Eaton & Wright
Thyrsanthus frutescens (L.) Elliott
Wisteria speciosa Nutt.

Flowers

Flower colour: purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.