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Clitoria mariana (pidgeonwings; Atlantic pigeonwings; Butterfly Pea; Pigeon Wing)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Clitoria mariana (known by the common names butterfly pea or Atlantic pigeon wings), is a perennial forb native to the eastern and southwestern United States, and Asia, which produces purple flowers in summer.
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Infraspecies

Clitoria mariana var. mariana
Clitoria mariana var. orientalis
Clitoria mariana var. pubescentia

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low

Protected Areas

Habitat Vegetation Classification

Name Location  Website 
Atlantic Inner Coastal Plain Yellow Sand Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (South Carolina, Georgia)
Florida Red Hills Submesic Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (Georgia, Florida)
Georgia Dry Longleaf Pine - Scrub Oak Sand Woodland United States (Georgia)
Georgia Outer Coastal Plain Subxeric Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (Georgia)
Northern Florida Peninsula Longleaf Pine / Red Oak Woodland United States (Florida)
South Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Longleaf Pine Sandhill United States (Florida)
South Carolina Central Longleaf Woodland United States (Georgia, South Carolina)
Southern Inner Coastal Plain Silty Longleaf Pine / Sand Post Oak Woodland United States (South Carolina, Georgia)

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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