Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC.

Japanese Wisteria

Synonyms: Glycine floribunda, Kraunhia floribunda, Rehsonia floribunda

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Wisteria

Species: Wisteria floribunda

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: Yes

Listing:
CT Invasive Plant List
CT Prohibited by Statute
ME Invasive Plant Watch List
RI Invasive Species Council List of Invasive Plants in RI

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Wisteria floribunda