Sesbania herbacea

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Family:FABACEAE
Species:Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh
Common Name:Bigpod Sesban; Dangle Pod; Hemp Sesban
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SEHE8
Plant Notes:Bigpod Sesban is a native herbaceous annual in the Bean family (Fabaceae). It is native to the southern half of Alabama with scattered locations northwards. Bigpod Sesban occurs in moist or wet disturbed sites such as low fields, roadside ditches, and on the banks of streams and ponds. It is an annual with a tap root. Stems are erect, 3-10 feet in height, branched, glabrous and sometimes glaucous, and green in color. Plants often become woody with age, particularly towards the base. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, even pinnately compound with 20-70 leaflets. The leaflets are oppositely arranged, entire, and pubescent or glaucous below. The leaflets have extra-floral nectaries along their margins (glands that secrete sugars). These sugars attract ants and wasps that help protect the plant by also feeding on caterpillars and driving away larger herbivores. Flowers are produced in elongated racemes from the axils of the leaves. Each raceme has 2-6 papilionaceous flowers that are lemon yellow to red-orange in color and streaked or spotted with purple. The fruit is a linear legume with 30-40 seed. The foliage of Bigpod Sesban has been reported as toxic to cattle. The seed of Bigpod Sesban are consumed by many bird species, and It is sometimes planted as a wildlife food. It is considered an invasive plant in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW- (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyFABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus Sesbania
Species Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh - Bigpod Sesban; Dangle Pod; Hemp Sesban

Citation

Citation Sesbania herbacea (Miller) McVaugh, Fl. Novo-Galiciana 5: 695. 1987.
Basionym: Emerus herbacea Mill. 1768.
Type: MEXICO: Veracruz: Cult. in England, without data (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Isely, Sida 11: 438. 1986.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Aeschynomene emerus Aeschynomene emerus Aublet, Hist. Pl. Guiane 775; tabl. noms. 1. 1775. Without data (holotype: Plumier, Pl. Amer. t. 125(1). 1756).
Coronilla occidentalis Coronilla occidentalis Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 3: 1147. 1802.  
Darwinia exaltata Darwinia exaltata Rafinesque, Fl. Ludov. 106. 1817. LOUISIANA
Emerus herbaceus Emerus herbaceus Miller, Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768. MEXICO: Veracruz: Cult. in England, without data (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Isely, Sida 11: 438. 1986.
Emerus sesban var. occidentalis Emerus sesban (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. occidentalis (Willdenow) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 181. 1891.Coronilla occidentalis Willdenow 1802. 
Sesban emerus Sesban emerus (Aublet) Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 5: 395. 1924.Aeschynomene emerus Aublet 1775. 
Sesban macrocarpus Sesban macrocarpus (Muhlenberg ex Nuttall) Muhlenberg ex Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 614. 1903.Sesbania macrocarpa Muhlenberg ex Nuttall 1818. 
Sesban occidentalis Sesban occidentalis (Willdenow) Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl. 7: 129. 1806.Coronilla occdentalis Willdenow 1802. 
Sesban exaltatus Sesban exaltata (Rafinesque) Rydberg, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl. 24: 204. 1924.Darwinia exaltata Rafinesque 1817. 
Sesbania emerus Sesbania emerus (Aublet) Urban, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 149. 1919.Aeschynomene emerus Aublet 1775 
Sesbania occidentalis Sesbania occidentalis (Willdenow) Persoon, Syn. Pl. 2: 316. 1807.Coronilla occidentalis Willdenow 1802. 
Sesbania exaltata Sesbania exaltata (Rafinesque) A. W. Hill, in B. D. Jackson, Index Kew., Suppl. 7. 223. 1929.Darwinia exaltata Rafinesque 1817. 
Sesbania macrocarpa Sesbania macrocarpa Muhlenberg ex Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 112. 1818. LOUISIANA: Orleans Par.: New Orleans,

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; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Greene, Houston, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Russell, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1898 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
SAMF0003094 Tuscaloosa 06 Sep 1982 Davenport, Lawrence J.
2315		 SAMF
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
UWAL0049146 Bullock 30 Sep 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3577		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
UWAL0046603 Autauga 13 Oct 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
215		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
AUA000013278 Lowndes 27 Sep 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3655		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
AUA000013283 Pike 29 Aug 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7083		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UNA00018060 Washington 06 Aug 1979 Haynes, Robert R.
7505		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
AUA000013284 Tallapoosa 10 Sep 1981 Dlamini, Gideon M.
AU 15		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
AUA000013261 Bullock 20 Sep 1981 Dlamini, Gideon M.
AU21		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UNA00060849 Bullock 11 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14142		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
UNA00018063 Mobile 20 Sep 1898 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
UNA00018061 Montgomery 17 Aug 1978 Davenport, Lawrence J.
753		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
UWAL0019913 Morgan 15 Aug 2015 England, J. Kevin
5625		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P.Miller) McVaugh
UWAL0013905 Bullock 31 Aug 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1196		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
JSU137220 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18876		 JSU
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
AUA_ACC_61228 Choctaw 25 Aug 1994 Crouch, Virginia E.
1160		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UNA00018059 Mobile 26 Aug 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D713		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
AUA000013271 Elmore 10 Sep 1981 Dlamini, Gideon M.
 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
USAM000006650 Wilcox 27 Sep 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6975		 USAM
Sesban exaltata (Rafinesque) Rydberg
UWAL0043722 Baldwin 29 Aug 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
797		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh
UWAL0007044 Marengo 10 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1394		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill) McVaugh
UWAL0036161 Baldwin 08 Aug 2013 Keener, Brian R.
8140		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
AUA000013272 Greene 8 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
931		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
AUA000013266 Conecuh 16 Sep 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9936		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
JSU137223 Washington 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18644		 JSU
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
TROY000029860 Clarke 07 Sep 2003 Keener, Brian R.
2962		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
JSU137221 Mobile 03 Oct 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10426		 JSU
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
UWAL0030805 Mobile 21 Aug 1993 Kral, Robert
83252		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P.Mill.) McVaugh
AUA000013269 Crenshaw 6 Sep 1998 Diamond, Alvin R.
11402		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UWAL0043723 Baldwin 12 Sep 2003 Larsen, Harry S.
1285		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh
AUA000013268 Covington 19 Aug 1970 Moore, Harold D.
739		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UWAL0019379 Lee 24 Jul 1990 Kral, Robert
77973		 UWAL
Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) A.W.Hill
AUA000013285 Russell 29 Jul 1970 Moore, Harold D.
397		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
TROY000028112 Marengo 10 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1394		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
JSU137218 Bibb 25 Sep 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1488		 JSU
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
TROY000040277 Baldwin 18 Sep 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6719		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
TROY000005554 Bullock 11 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14142		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
UWAL0015338 Sumter 03 Oct 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6189		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
AUA000040239 Baldwin 27 Aug 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1454		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UWAL0007043 Clarke 07 Sep 2003 Keener, Brian R.
2962		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill) McVaugh
AUA000037050 Morgan 15 Aug 2015 England, J. Kevin
5625		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
TROY000005555 Monroe 17 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18126		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
AUA000013289 Wilcox 27 Jul 1958 Matschke, George
 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
AUA000037579 Lee 28 Sep 2018 Schotz, Alfred
CSP-505		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
AUA000013270 Dallas 7 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
866		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
TROY000044577 Autauga 13 Oct 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
215		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
JSU137219 Bibb 25 Sep 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1488		 JSU
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
TROY000049133 Sumter 03 Oct 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6189		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
USAM000006649 Mobile 23 Sep 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4733		 USAM
Sesban exaltata (Rafinesque) Rydberg
UWAL0009920 Tuscaloosa 05 Nov 2010 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13305		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
AUA000039745 Houston 27 May 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP172		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UNA00026484 Covington 15 Oct 1994 Birk, Michelle
671		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
UWAL0012253 Baldwin 18 Sep 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6719		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
AUA000013277 Lowndes 10 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
1140		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UWAL0019580 Butler 24 Aug 1991 Kral, Robert
79633		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P.Mill.) McVaugh
AUA000013287 Walker 9 Sep 1980 Freeman, John D.
3		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
ALNHS00002991 Baldwin 27 Aug 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1454		 ALNHS
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
SAMF0001818 Butler 21 Aug 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19828		 SAMF
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
TROY000037064 Bullock 31 Aug 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1196		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
UWAL0033434 Lawrence 18 Aug 2016 England, J. Kevin
6776		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
UWAL0007042 Butler 21 Aug 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19828		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill) McVaugh
AUA000013279 Macon 7 Aug 1971 Spratling, R.E.
203		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
AUA000013280 Macon 4 Sep 1981 Dlamini, Gideon M.
AU12		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
ALNHS00000147 Mobile 03 Oct 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10426		 ALNHS
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
AUA000013265 Clarke 26 Aug 1975 Maddox, William K.
014		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
JSU137222 Monroe 12 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18453		 JSU
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
TROY000050253 Autauga 04 Nov 2020 Parker, Matthew R.
1906		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
AUA000013267 Conecuh 11 Aug 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7622		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UNA00008868 Lowndes 06 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1133		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
UNA00056208 Barbour 12 Aug 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11707		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
UWAL0007045 Montgomery 08 Sep 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20913		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill) McVaugh
AUA000013281 Montgomery 3 Sep 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5453		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
TROY000029237 Montgomery 08 Sep 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20913		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
AUA000013288 Wilcox 29 Aug 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
211		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
AUA000013282 Pike 20 Sep 1981 Dlamini, Gideon M.
AU24		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UNA00018058 Wilcox 27 Sep 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6975		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
AUA000013263 Choctaw 13 Sep 1994 Crouch, Virginia E.
1203		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
TROY000019829 Butler 01 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17998		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
UNA00018064 Mobile 2 Oct _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
AUA000013262 Bullock 11 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14142		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
una00064879 Clarke 07 Sep 2003 Keener, Brian R.
2962		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
TROY000005556 Wilcox 09 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17072		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
UWAL0018793 Monroe 16 Oct 1996 Kral, Robert
86957		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (P.Mill.) McVaugh
AUA000013273 Lee 30 Oct 1971 Harper, Douglas
143A		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
TROY000030907 Wilcox 29 Aug 1960 Jones, Samuel B., Jr.
235		 TROY
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
AUA000013275 Lee 9 Aug 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
250		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
AUA000013286 Russell 3 Sep 1981 Dlamini, Gideon M.
AU 8		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
UWAL0057132 Bibb 20 Sep 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11619		 UWAL
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh
AUA000013276 Lowndes 6 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1133		 AUA
Sesbania Herbacea (P. Mill.) Mcvaugh
JSU137225 Escambia 01 Jun 1970 Kral, Robert
39491		 JSU
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh
UNA00018062 Mobile s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sesbania herbacea (P. Mill.) McVaugh
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