Glycine max

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusGlycine
Species:Glycine max (L.) Merr.
Common NameSoya Bean; Soyabean; Soybean
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; 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; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Ovules per Carpel: 3; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Ovules per Carpel: 5; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Number: 5; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[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

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), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Fayette (KY), Jefferson (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Carroll (TN), Hamilton (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, KNK, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2000

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA013561 Ballard Kentucky
BEREA
Glycine max
TENN-V-0132459 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Glycine max
APSC0017767 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Glycine max
31234100427770 Clinton Kentucky 28 Jun 2000 Mark A. Gorton
00-385		 EKY
Glycine max
31234100427788 Carroll Tennessee 05 Sep 1971 Betty Ann Thompson
188		 EKY
Glycine max
TENN-V-0132457 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Glycine max
APSC0017764 Christian Kentucky 03 Sep 1994 Sallie Noel
 APSC
Glycine max
APSC0114733 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Glycine max
APSC0017761 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Glycine max
TENN-V-0132463 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Glycine max
APSC0017763 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Glycine max
APSC0017766 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Glycine max
APSC0017765 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Glycine max
APSC0084267 Todd Kentucky
APSC
Glycine max
APSC0017762 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Glycine max
BEREA025826 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Glycine max
BEREA025363 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Glycine max
BEREA013563 Fayette Kentucky
BEREA
Glycine max
TENN-V-0132461 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Glycine max
APSC0017768 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Glycine max
APSC0017760 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Glycine max
31973000012934 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Glycine max
TENN-V-0132458 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Glycine max
TENN-V-0132460 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Glycine max
017046 Carroll Tennessee
BOON
Glycine max
BEREA013562 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Glycine max
TENN-V-0132462 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Glycine max
APSC0099186 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Glycine max
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