Wisteria frutescens
| Scientific Name: | Wisteria frutescens |
| Synonym: | Apios frutescens |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Common Name: | American Wisteria |
| Authority: | (L.) Poir |
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| C Value: | 6 |
| Wetness: | UPL |
| # of Species in Genus in Illinois: | 1 |
| Duration: | Perennial |
| Reproduction: | Monoecious |
| Flower Type: | Perfect |
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| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Growth Habit: | Vine |
| Leaf Arrangement: | Alternate |
| Leaf Type: | Compound |
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| Leaf Margin: | Entire |
| Leaf Toothing: | Entire |
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| Distribution: | BONAP Distribution Map |
| Status (State): | Not Listed |
| Status (Federal): | Not Listed |
| ID Tips: | vine with Alternate Compound leaves with about 11 leaflets. fruits are pods, fuzzy and greenish-tan when young, shiny brown and smooth when dry.looks like a Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) on steroids. It is taller than the latter shrub and its leaflets are larger in size |
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| More Info: | Illinois Wildflowers Search |