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Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh
bigpod sesbania

       
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Sesbania exaltata

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Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

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Synonyms:
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

  DAEX4 Darwinia exaltata Raf.
  SEEX3 Sesban exaltatus (Raf.) Rydb.
  SEEX Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) Rydb. ex A.W. Hill
  SEMA9 Sesbania macrocarpa Muhl. ex Raf.
 

Distribution:
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 17 species in Sesbania
 

Classification:
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Sesbania Scop. – riverhemp
Species Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh – bigpod sesbania
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
Sesbania exaltata
tall indigo, coffee bean              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

Sesbania exaltata
bigpod sesbania
hemp sesbania

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

Sesbania exaltata:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FAC FACW- FACW- NO FACW FACW- FACW NO NO FAC NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507837.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh

MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual

MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual

Poisonous Plants of the Southern United States

 
 
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