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Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
bigpod sesbania
Symbol: SEHE8
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
SEHE8 Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
 

DAEX4

Darwinia exaltata Raf.
 

SEEX

Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) Rydb. ex A.W. Hill
 

SEEX3

Sesban exaltatus (Raf.) Rydb.
 

SEMA9

Sesbania macrocarpa Muhl. ex Raf.
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State Distributional Map for SEHE8
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Plant Distribution by State

Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh

SEHE8

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SC TN* VA
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Kansas distribution information Massachusetts distribution information North Carolina distribution information Illinois distribution information Virginia distribution information Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Arkansas distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium South Carolina distribution information Georgia distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh

View 200 genera in Fabaceae, 11 species in Sesbania

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Classification:
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Fabales –
                         Family Fabaceae – Pea family
                            Genus Sesbania Scop. – riverhemp
                               Species Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh – bigpod sesbania

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Noxious Weed Information:
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Arkansas:
    Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) Rydb. ex A.W. Hill
        tall indigo, coffee bean     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
    Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) Rydb. ex A.W. Hill
        hemp sesbania
        bigpod sesbania
The synonyms italicized and indented above are listed as invasive weeds by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
KY   Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
SEEX: Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) Rydb. ex A.W. Hill
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FAC FACW- FACW- NO FACW FACW- FACW NO NO FAC NO NO NO

      *for this plant and/or its synonyms

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507837.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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