PLANTS Profile for Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean)

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PLANTS Profile

Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.
velvet bean

Symbol:

MUPR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		NI
PR		N
VI		N


Other common names:
	cowitch

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Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

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Distribution:
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.


View Native Status

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USA (AL, FL, NC, SC), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 6 species in Mucuna or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens
velvet bean

Mucuna pruriens var. utilis
velvet bean

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

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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	Mucuna Adans. – mucuna
Species	Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. – velvet bean

Introduced Information:
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

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.

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More Accounts and Images:
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

View species account 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 26797.

Time Generated: 02/16/2013 12:09 PM CST