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American wisteria

Wisteria frutescens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 16, February 19, March 17, April 28, May 28, June 17, July 14, August 13, September 17, October 16, November 13, December 14.
United States2,256
North Carolina211
Georgia165
Virginia143
Alabama128
Texas122
Maryland108
South Carolina108
New York101
Missouri98

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Vine growth formListed by a harvested source as having a vine or climbing growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genuswisterias · Wisteria

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