Centrosema virginianum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Centrosema
Species:	Centrosema virginianum Griseb.
Common Name	Blue Bell; Butterfly Pea; Ladys Slipper; Spurred Butterfly Pea; Wild Pea
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: Pink; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Bradburya virginiana	Bradburya virginiana Kuntze
Centrosema virginiana	Centrosema virginiana
Centrosema virginianum var. ellipticum	Centrosema virginianum var. ellipticum (DC.) Fernald

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Cocke (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Union (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1996 - 1996

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0132218	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132233	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132230	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132236	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132221	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132217	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
UCHT017550	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Centrosema virginianum
HTTU023744	White	Tennessee			HTTU Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132234	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132226	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132229	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132215	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132243	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132245	Union	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132241	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
UCHT017548	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Centrosema virginianum
HTTU024526	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Centrosema virginianum
HTTU014804	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Centrosema virginianum
UCHT032612	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132246	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132220	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132235	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132214	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
HTTU023745	Roane	Tennessee			HTTU Centrosema virginianum
HTTU023746	Fentress	Tennessee			HTTU Centrosema virginianum
UOS02681	Franklin	Tennessee	17 Aug 1996	Landon E. McKinney	UOS Centrosema virginianum
ETSU032432	Monroe	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132240	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132227	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132225	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132228	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132223	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132244	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132222	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
HTTU023743	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Centrosema virginianum
UCHT032613	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Centrosema virginianum
UCHT032610	Bradley	Tennessee			UCHT Centrosema virginianum
UCHT032611	Bradley	Tennessee			UCHT Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132232	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132237	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132216	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132219	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132239	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
APSC0098044	McNairy	Tennessee			APSC Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132238	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132224	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132231	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132242	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
UCHT017549	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Centrosema virginianum
APSC0050551	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132213	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
TENN-V-0132247	White	Tennessee			TENN Centrosema virginianum
MTSU024427	Putnam	Tennessee			MTSU Centrosema virginianum

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Centrosema virginianum

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