Wisteria frutescens

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusWisteria
Species:Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.
Common NameAmerican Wisteria; Wisteria
Growth Habitvine - liana
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - liana; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; 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: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 11; Leaflet Number: 13; Leaflet Number: 15; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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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

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Ballard (KY), Bracken (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Clinton (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Graves (KY), Hickman (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lawrence (KY), Lincoln (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Owen (KY), Pulaski (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Whitley (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Chester (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), McNairy (TN), Macon (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN), Wayne (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2020

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0126876 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Wisteria frutescens
31234100438793 Ballard Kentucky 29 May 1969 Elizabeth M. Browne
69E5.9
EKY
Wisteria frutescens
TENN-V-0127060 Ballard Kentucky
TENN
Wisteria frutescens
TENN-V-0127076 Ballard Kentucky
TENN
Wisteria frutescens
TENN-V-0126877 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Wisteria frutescens
TENN-V-0126878 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Wisteria frutescens
APSC0013943 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Wisteria frutescens
APSC0013949 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Wisteria frutescens
TENN-V-0126880 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Wisteria frutescens
TENN-V-0126879 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Wisteria frutescens
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Plant Photos

Wisteria frutescens - Milo Pyne
Wisteria frutescens - Milo Pyne
Wisteria frutescens - Sunny Fleming
Wisteria frutescens - Sunny Fleming
Wisteria frutescens - Theo Witsell
Wisteria frutescens - Theo Witsell
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw
Wisteria frutescens - Joey Shaw