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Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.
American wisteria

       
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Photo of Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

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Synonyms:
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

  KRFR Kraunhia frutescens (L.) Greene
  KRMA Kraunhia macrostachya (Torr. & A. Gray) Small
  WIFRM Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. var. macrostachya Torr. & A. Gray
  WIMA Wisteria macrostachya (Torr. & A. Gray) Nutt. ex B.L. Rob. & Fernald
 

Distribution:
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 4 species in Wisteria
 

Classification:
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

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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 Wisteria Nutt. – wisteria
Species Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. – American wisteria
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

This plant and synonym 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 protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Wisteria macrostachya
Kentucky wisteria              Rare
Michigan:
wisteria              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

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
FACW-,FACW FACW- FACW NI NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Wisteria macrostachya:

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
FACW,FACW+ FACW+ FACW FACW+ NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

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 27021.

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.

 
 
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