L48 (I), Hi (I)PlantaeSsp
Purple Tephrosia
Tephrosia purpurea subsp. purpurea
Pers. (L.)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Pea family
Genus
Tephrosia
Species
Tephrosia purpurea subsp. purpurea
Lifecycle & Ecology
Duration
Perennial
Growth Habit
Subshrub
EdibleNo
US Distribution
Found in 2 states
Present
Not Present
Also Known As
Tephrosia piscatoriaTephrosia diffusaGalega sericeaTephrosia sericeaIndigofera flexuosaTephrosia hamiltoniiTephrosia colonilaGalega diffusaGlycyrrhiza maireiGalega piscatoriaTephrosia strictaTephrosia tayloriiCracca maximaTephrosia crassaCracca piscatoriaTephrosia wallichiiTephrosia indigoferaGalega lanceifoliaOrobus piscidiaTephrosia adscendensTephrosia purpurea var. piscatoriaCracca wallichiiTephrosia purpurea var. queenslandicaOrobos piscidiusTephrosia viciiformisTephrosia mitchelliiCracca diffusaTephrosia galegoidesGalega tinctoriaGalega colonilaTephrosia leratianaTephrosia lineataTephrosia bifloraTephrosia lanceifoliaTephrosia lanceolataTephrosia parvifloraTephrosia purpurea var. brevidensTephrosia simplicifoliaTephrosia nervosaTephrosia schweinfurthiiTephrosia purpurea var. laxaTephrosia lobataGalega prostrataTephrosia tinctoriaCracca simplicifoliaTephrosia heterophyllaTephrosia hypargyreaGalega coeruleaTephrosia franchetiiCracca tinctoriaGalega hayniiGalega nervosaGalega heyneanaGalega heterophyllaGalega heyniiTephrosia grahamii
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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