genus
Cowpea
Vigna
Field notes
Children
- Wild Cowpea native
- Wild Cow Pea present
- Beach Pea native
- Cowpea introduced
- Mung Bean present
- Creole-bean present
- Smallest Bean
- Adzuki Bean
- Sarawak-bean present
- Rice Bean
- Long-leaved Bean
- Moth Bean
- Urad Dal
- Vigna oblongifolia
- Vigna lasiocarpa
- Bambara Groundnut
- Vigna juruana
- Vigna antillana
- Hawaii Wild Bean native
- Vigna heterophylla
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Vines
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Vine Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native cowpea All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.