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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Wisteria sinensis   FAMILY Fabaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Wisteria sinensis   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 11 (2023)

Wisteria sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Wisteria sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)

Rehsonia sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Wisteria sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-31-002:

Wisteria sinensis   FAMILY Fabaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Chinese Wisteria


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image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm120326_059

March    Greenwood County    SC

Much of the invasive Wisteria in southeastern US involves complex hybrids, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm120326_076

March    Greenwood County    SC

Raceme to 33cm long; the 25-95 flowers opening nearly simultaneously, per Weakley's Flora (2020).


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image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm120326_087

March    Greenwood County    SC

image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm120326_092

March    Greenwood County    SC

Standard 20-23.5mm long, 21-23mm wide, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm0504f_21

April    McCormick County    SC

Roadside

Identification of W. floribunda & W. sinensis and their hybrids is uncertain, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm0504f_22

April    Greenwood County    SC

Roadside

image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm190406_7084

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm190406_7085

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    s040417_a

April    Greenville County    SC

Leaflets (7)9-11(13) per leaf, per Weakley's Flora (2020).


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image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm110518_571

May    Greenville County    SC

image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm0507p_11

July    Greenville County    SC

image of Wisteria sinensis, Chinese Wisteria

JK Marlow    jkm210819_2911

August    Greenville County    SC

Legume 10-15cm long and densely velvety pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Wisteria sinensis   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Wisteria sinensis   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 11
Wisteria sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Wisteria sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Rehsonia sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Wisteria sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-31-002:
Wisteria sinensis   FAMILY Fabaceae

 

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1675

Woody vine
Perennial

Habitat: Commonly cultivated, escaped to a wide diversity of urban, suburban, and rural forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: China

Common (uncommon to rare in Mountains)

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: (7)9-11(13) leaflets
Mostly alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue-violet (rarely white)
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped campanulate calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, diadelphous, 9 and 1
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume

 

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