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Sesbania herbacea

Sesbania herbacea
Sesbania herbacea-flowers.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Sesbania
Species: S. herbacea
Binomial name
Sesbania herbacea
(Mill.) McVaugh
Synonyms

Darwinia exaltata
Sesbania exaltata
Sesbania macrocarpa


Darwinia exaltata
Sesbania exaltata
Sesbania macrocarpa

Sesbania herbacea (syn. Sesbania exaltata) is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names bigpod sesbania,Colorado River-hemp, and coffeeweed. It is native to the United States, particularly the southeastern states, where it grows in moist habitat. It can be found elsewhere as an introduced species. It is a woody herb growing to 3 meters or more in height. The leaves are made up of many pairs of oblong leaflets. The inflorescence is a small raceme of pealike flowers with yellow or purple-spotted petals.


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