Wisteria floribunda

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Wisteria
Species:	Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC.
Common Name	Japanese Wisteria
Growth Habit	vine - liana
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Invasive Rank: TN-IPC Established Threat; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; 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: Asia; 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: 9; Leaflet Number: 11; Leaflet Number: 13; Leaflet Number: 15; Base Flower Color: Blue; 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	N/A
Status	Not Native; Invasive; TN[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (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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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

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: Lyon (KY), Trigg (KY), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henderson (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MTSU, BOON, UCHT, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1997 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0127090	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Wisteria floribunda
TENN-V-0127092	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Wisteria floribunda
TENN-V-0127568	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Wisteria floribunda
TENN-V-0127093	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Wisteria floribunda
TENN-V-0127089	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Wisteria floribunda
TENN-V-0127086	Henderson	Tennessee			TENN Wisteria floribunda
TENN-V-0127087	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Wisteria floribunda
TENN-V-0127085	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Wisteria floribunda
TENN-V-0127091	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Wisteria floribunda
TENN-V-0127088	Lincoln	Tennessee			TENN Wisteria floribunda
UCHT016959	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Wisteria floribunda
APSC0013967	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Wisteria floribunda
APSC0059382	Lyon	Kentucky			APSC Wisteria floribunda
APSC0013966	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Wisteria floribunda
APSC0013965	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Wisteria floribunda
HTTU027685	Warren	Tennessee			HTTU Wisteria floribunda
HTTU012528	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Wisteria floribunda
HTTU026249	Cumberland	Tennessee			HTTU Wisteria floribunda
MTSU007390	Rutherford	Tennessee	27 Mar 2009	Brady McPherson 26	MTSU Wisteria floribunda
MTSU007401	Davidson	Tennessee	11 Apr 1997	George E. Rusho 16	MTSU Wisteria floribunda
UCHT032340		Tennessee			UCHT Wisteria floribunda
UCHT032339		Tennessee			UCHT Wisteria floribunda
UCHT032338		Tennessee			UCHT Wisteria floribunda
UCHT032337		Tennessee			UCHT Wisteria floribunda
UCHT032341		Tennessee			UCHT Wisteria floribunda
017874	Hamilton	Tennessee			BOON Wisteria floribunda
31234100438785	Trigg	Kentucky	16 Apr 2010	Edward W. Chester 14807	EKY Wisteria floribunda

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