Wisteria sinensis (Sims) Sweet

Locations ofWisteria sinensis (Sims) Sweet in Virginia

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Family
Fabaceae
Botanical Name
Wisteria sinensis (Sims) Sweet
Common Name
Chinese Wisteria
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.
Comments
Some of our material may represent Wistera xformosa Rehder, a complex series of hybrids and backcrosses between W. floribunda and W. sinensis. See Weed Research 47: 479-487 (2007) and Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 158: 593-601(2008).
Habitat
Cultivated, escaped to forests, borders, fencerows; shade-tolerant and very invasive in mesic forest habitats. Locally common in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont; rare in the mountains.
Native Status
Introduced

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