Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
cowpea
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blackeyed pea |
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field pea |
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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 425. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
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Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
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Distribution:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, PA, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI) |
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Related Taxa:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
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236 genera in Fabaceae,
27 species in Vigna
or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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Native
Introduced
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Classification:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
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Classification Report.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
blackeyed pea
This plant 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.
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Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM.
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
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Introduced Information:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
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:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
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 27018.
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
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Related Web Sites:
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
Cover crops database at the UC Davis Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP)
FAO-Animal Feed Resources Information System
Managing Cover Crops Profitably (Sustainable Agriculture Network)
OH-Ohio State University Seed Biology
Tropical Forages
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