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Fabaceae > Vigna (cow pea)

Hairypod Cowpea, Wild Cow Pea (Vigna luteola) Hairypod Cowpea, Wild Cow Pea (Vigna luteola)
Brunswick Co., NC
13 Aug 2006

Growing in disturbed areas along the coast, Hairypod Cowpea is fairly rare in North Carolina.

Hairypod Cowpea, Wild Cow Pea (Vigna luteola) Hairypod Cowpea, Wild Cow Pea (Vigna luteola)
Brunswick Co., NC
13 Aug 2006

Hairypod Cowpea, Wild Cow Pea (Vigna luteola) Hairypod Cowpea, Wild Cow Pea (Vigna luteola)
Brunswick Co., NC
13 Aug 2006

Hairypod Cowpea, Wild Cow Pea (Vigna luteola) Hairypod Cowpea, Wild Cow Pea (Vigna luteola)
Brunswick Co., NC
13 Aug 2006


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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