NameThatPlant.net: Macroptilium lathyroides

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Macroptilium lathyroides FAMILY Fabaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Macroptilium lathyroides FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Macroptilium lathyroides

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)

Macroptilium lathyroides

SYNONYMOUS WITH Linnaeus

Phaseolus lathyroides

COMMON NAME:
Phasey Bean, Wild Bushbean

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image of Macroptilium lathyroides, Phasey Bean, Wild Bushbean

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August Miami-Dade County FL

The reddish-purple flowers are produced on long stems that exceed the leaves, per Everglades Wildflowers (Hammer, 2002, 2015).

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September Miami-Dade County FL

Closely related to P. vulgaris, the well-known black/kidney/pole & snap bean, per Everglades Wildflowers (Hammer, 2002, 2015).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Macroptilium lathyroides FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Macroptilium lathyroides FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Macroptilium lathyroides

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Macroptilium lathyroides

SYNONYMOUS WITH Linnaeus
Phaseolus lathyroides

4016

Herbaceous vine; Forb
Annual

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: tropical America

Rare

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LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound: 3 leaflets
Alternate

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Purplish-violet
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-lobed campanulate calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, diadelphous, 9 and 1
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Legume

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

Everglades Wildflowers (Hammer, 2002, 2015) p036

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