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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies
  6. Legumes
  7. Dalbergieae
  8. Jointvetches

genus

Jointvetches

Aeschynomene

Traits
Includes
3 native 2 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Shyleaf native
  • Budda Pea native
  • Meadow Jointvetch native
  • Sensitive Jointvetch
  • Hairy Jointvetch
  • Floating Sensitive Plant
  • Sensitive Joint-vetch native
  • Ambatch
  • Rough Jointvetch
  • Pith Plant
  • Shrubby Jointvetch

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Annual Perennial Shrub Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native jointvetches All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Shyleaf Aeschynomene americana caterpillars 3 flowers 1
  • Budda Pea Aeschynomene indica caterpillars 1
  • Meadow Jointvetch Aeschynomene pratensis caterpillars 1
  • Sensitive Joint-vetch Aeschynomene virginica flowers 1

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