spurred butterfly pea - Centrosema virginianum

USDA Plant Code: CEVI2
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: medium/moist
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : no
Growth Habits: vine,forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: no
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: purple
Bloom Period: summer
Fragrant: no
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Flower(s); Location - Everglades National Park, 2017
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Location - Everglades National Park
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);  2018
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); 2018.
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); August. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Patricia M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Patricia M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Billy Humphries, Forest Resource Consultants, Inc., Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Ricky Layson, Ricky Layson Photography, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Ricky Layson, Ricky Layson Photography, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flowers and foliage, leaves can be much longer than wide in some areas
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Katherine Russell, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; August. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Katherine Russell, , Bugwood.org
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