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Fabaceae > Aeschynomene (Jointvetch)

Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica) Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica)
Brunswick Co., NC
25 Aug 2007

Uncommon along the NC coastal plain in wet habitats like edges of ditches and marshes. Formerly considered to be introduced (from India), it is now thought to be native to the southeastern US.

Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica) Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica)
Brunswick Co., NC
25 Aug 2007

Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica) Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica)
Brunswick Co., NC
25 Aug 2007

Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica) Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica)
Brunswick Co., NC
25 Aug 2007

Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica) Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica)
Brunswick Co., NC
25 Aug 2007


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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