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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sesbania vesicaria
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
See more pictures at www.invasive.org.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Sesbania from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sesbania vesicaria
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sesbania vesicaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Glottidium vesicarium
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Glottidium vesicarium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-29-001:
Glottidium vesicarium FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Glottidium vesicarium
COMMON NAME:
Bladderpod, Bagpod
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_glve_004_lvd
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Sharleen Johnson shj_1307312423385607
December Charleston County SC
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area
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Barry Rice, sarracenia.com, Bugwood.org bug_5391650
Month Unknown
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Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org bug_5407488
Month Unknown
Leaflets entire, oblong to somewhat elliptic, 1-4cm long, 3-6mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Larry Trekell, Bugwood.org bug_5431747
Month Unknown
Dangling pods may persist thru winter, said to be poisonous to many animals, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Larry Trekell, Bugwood.org bug_5431748
Month Unknown
Legume 2-seeded, firm outer layer separating from inner layer at maturity, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sesbania vesicaria
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sesbania vesicaria
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sesbania vesicaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Glottidium vesicarium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Glottidium vesicarium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-29-001:
Glottidium vesicarium
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Glottidium vesicarium
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Subshrub; Forb
Annual
Habitat: Ditches, marshes, disturbed wet areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas & Georgia?
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont, where introduced)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Even-pinnately compound: 16-26 leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellowish
(tinged with red)
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, diadelphous, 9 and 1
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume (2-seeded)
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p401
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p550
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p444
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p035
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p204
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