Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may enjoy reading Native Wisteria by Jan Haldeman.
or want to check out Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
The issue of the distinctiveness of W. frutescens and W. macrostachya needs further study, per Weakley's Flora.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Wisteria frutescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Wisteria frutescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 098-31-001:
Wisteria frutescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
GREATER THAN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Kraunhia frutescens
GREATER THAN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Kraunhia macrostachya
COMMON NAME:
American Wisteria, Swamp Wisteria, Atlantic Wisteria
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Jan Haldeman jhh_wisteriaclose_3
May Abbeville County SC
Erskine College
Blossoms are more dense, not as long and loose as the exotic Wisteria, per Pause for Plants by Jan Haldeman.
COMPARE
flowers of Wisteria species
JK Marlow jkm160513_026
May Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
Flowers borne in a compact raceme, 3-6" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow s040720_d
July Abbeville County SC
The 9-15 leaflets are oval, about 2" long, and taper to a point, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
leaves of Peppervine, Trumpet-creeper and Wisteria