FNPS Plant Database
Centrosema virginianum
Nomenclature
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Family:
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
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Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
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Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
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Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
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Ecology
Wildlife:
Larval host plant for long-tailed skipper ( Urbanus proteus ) and northern cloudywing ( Thorybes pylades ) butterflies.
Pollinated by bees.
Primarily dispersed by ants.
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Citations:
Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
