Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet

Locations ofLablab purpureus (L.) Sweet in Virginia

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Family
Fabaceae
Botanical Name
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Common Name
Hyacinth-bean
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
Comments
A rare escape from cultivation; the degree to which it persists and becomes established is not yet known.
Habitat
The earliest collection in Virginia, by Fernald and Long (Dinwiddie Co.) in 1937, was from a population "thoroughly naturalized in clearing at border of dry sandy pine woods ..."
Native Status
Introduced

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