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Centrosema virginianum (butterflypea; Lady's Slipper; Blue Bell; Spurred Butterfly Pea; Butterfly Pea; Feijao-do-mato; Cunha; Jequiritirana; Papo De La Reina; Flor De Conchitas; Vaillant Garcon; Bejuco De Juventud; Zapatito De La Reina; Wild Pea; Totico; Pau De Rego; Patillo; Marrullero; Liane Violon; Frijol Marrullero; Feijaozinho-de-capoeira; Feijao Do Campo; Cuchitlito; Corde Violon; Consuelo De Los Caminantes; Conchita De Virginia; Colincito; Azulada)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Centrosema virginianum has different common names such as Virginian centro, wild blue vine, blue bell, and wild pea. C. virginianum is a member of the Fabaceae family, it is identify by its trailing and twining vine. The stems are tender and small in proportion to its height. C. virginianum habitats are in pine lands and coastal uplands.
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Infraspecies

Centrosema virginianum var. latifolium

Attributes

Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Bees
Structure [2]  Herb
Usage [1]  The plant can be allowed to grow without supports and it will then sprawl over the ground as an effective ground cover; Plants have been grown as a green manure; The plants extensive root system makes it useful for stabilizing soils and controlling erosion;
Height [1]  6.56 feet (2 m)
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Protected Areas

Predators

Crypticerya genistae[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0