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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies
  6. Legumes
  7. Phaseoleae
  8. Clitoriinae

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Clitoriinae

Clitoriinae

Includes
4 native 2 introduced 3 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Butterfly Peas 2 native
  • Butterfly Pea 2 native
  • Barbieria
  • Periandra

Range

United States

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

Top native Clitoriinae All

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

  • Butterfly Pea Centrosema virginianum caterpillars 5 food 1 flowers 13
  • Pineland Butterfly Pea Centrosema arenicola caterpillars 4 flowers 4
  • Pigeonwings Clitoria mariana caterpillars 3 flowers 5
  • Sweetscented Pigeonwings Clitoria fragrans caterpillars 2 flowers 1

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