Fabaceae
Chinese wisteria
Wisteria sinensis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Wisteria
Pets and kids
- CatsToxic
- DogsToxic
- KidsMildly toxic
Why
Cats: Toxic
Toxic to cats (moderate). Toxic principle: lectin, wisterin glycoside.
Signs: vomiting, blood in vomit, diarrhea, depression, dehydration.
Dogs: Toxic
Toxic to dogs (moderate). Toxic principle: lectin, wisterin glycoside.
Signs: vomiting, blood in vomit, diarrhea, depression, dehydration.
Kids: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: lectin, wisterin glycoside.
Signs: nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhea.
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Is Chinese wisteria safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Chinese wisteria safe for cats?
No. Our sources call Chinese wisteria toxic to cats (moderate). Toxic principle: lectin, wisterin glycoside. Signs: vomiting, blood in vomit, diarrhea, depression, dehydration.
Is Chinese wisteria safe for dogs?
No. Our sources call Chinese wisteria toxic to dogs (moderate). Toxic principle: lectin, wisterin glycoside. Signs: vomiting, blood in vomit, diarrhea, depression, dehydration.
Is Chinese wisteria safe for kids?
No. Our sources call Chinese wisteria mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: lectin, wisterin glycoside. Signs: nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhea.
- Wisteria sinensis (Chinese Wisteria, Wisteria) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox University or extension
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Common names
By language (32)
- Arabic
- وستارية صينية, وستارية زغابية, وستارية قصيرة التسنن
- Armenian
- Վիստերիա չինական
- arz
- وستاريه صينيه
- Azerbaijani
- Çin filbaharı
- Basque
- Txinako glizina
- Bulgarian
- Китайска глициния
- Chinese
- 紫藤, 紫藤子, 紫藤根, 藤萝, 中华大豆, 柔毛紫藤, 白花紫藤, 短梗紫藤
- Croatian
- Kineska glicinija
- Czech
- Vistárie čínská
- Danish
- Kinesisk Blåregn
- Dutch
- Chinese blauweregen, Chinese blauwe regen, Witte regen
- English
- Chinese wisteria
- Estonian
- Hiina sinivihm
- Finnish
- Kiinansinisade
- Galician
- Glicinia chinesa
- Georgian
- Ცისვაზი
- German
- Chinesische Wisteria, Chinesischer Blauregen
- Greek
- Γλυσίνα
- hsb
- Módry kićenc, Chinska glycinija, Módry kitkowc
- Hungarian
- Lilaakác
- Japanese
- シナフジ
- Macedonian
- Кинеска глицинија
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Blåregn
- Persian
- پیچ گلیسین
- Polish
- Glicynia chińska, Słodlin chiński
- Russian
- Глициния китайская
- Slovak
- Vistéria čínska
- Slovenian
- Kitajska glicinija
- Swedish
- Blåregn
- Turkish
- Çin mor salkımı, Çinli sinensis
- Ukrainian
- Ґліцинія китайська
- Vietnamese
- Tử đằng
Synonyms
- Apios sinensis (Sims) Spreng.
- Glycine chinensis Sims
- Glycine comosa Sims
- Glycine sinensis Sims
- Kraunhia chinensis (Sims) Greene
- Millettia chinensis Benth.
- Millettia sinensis (Sims) Benth.
- Rehsonia brevidentata (Rehder) Stritch
- Rehsonia sinensis (Sims) Stritch
- Rehsonia villosa (Rehder) Stritch
- Wistaria sinensis (Sims) DC.
- Wisteria brevidentata Rehder
- Wisteria chinensis (Sims) DC.
- Wisteria chinensis Sweet
- Wisteria consequana Sabine
- Wisteria polystachya K.Koch
- Wisteria praecox Hand.-Mazz.
- Wisteria sinensis f. alba (Lindl.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Wisteria sinensis var. alba Lindl.
- Wisteria sinensis var. albiflora Lem.
- Wisteria sinensis var. brevidentata (Rehder) J.Compton & C.Lane
- Wisteria sinensis var. villosa (Rehder) J.Compton & C.Lane
- Wisteria villosa Rehder
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 651 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gonzalo Roget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brandon McCracken, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: RedCoat, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: iana sokolova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Panthère Rose, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mike Finn, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.