Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. var. frutescens
Detail
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Botanical Name
- Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. var. frutescens
- Common Name
- American Wisteria, Atlantic Wisteria
- Synonym(s)
- Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. (sensu stricto)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. var. frutescens
- Comments
- Two varieties of this species occur in Virginia; a native, southeastern variant (var. frutescens) and an introduced midwestern variant (var. macrostachya) that is much cultivated in the east and sometimes treated as a separate species, Wisteria macrostachya. See also map and data for var. macrostachya.
- Habitat
- Swamp forests, wet forest borders and fencerows. Rare in the s. and c. Coastal Plain and se. Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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