Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
AESCHYNOMENE Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 713. 1753.
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TYPE: Aeschynomene aspera Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 392. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeschynomene americana | SHYLEAF | Native FAC (NWPL) | |
| Aeschynomene fluitans | GIANT WATER SENSITIVE PLANT | Not Native | |
| Aeschynomene indica | INDIAN JOINTVETCH | Not Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | |
| Aeschynomene pratensis var. pratensis | MEADOW JOINTVETCH | Native Endemic Endangered-State OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | |
| Aeschynomene rudis | ZIGZAG JOINTVETCH | Not Native |
[Family identification key]
1. Stems floating
1. Stems not floating, prostrate to erect
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2. Primary stems distinct from the thicker tuberous root; stipules basally attached, extending only above the node; calyx with 5 subequal lobes; fruit with 2-5 segments
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2. Primary stem more or less grading into a taproot; stipules peltate, extending below and above the node; calyx bilabiate, the upper lobe 2-fid, the lower 3-fid; fruit with 3-13 segments
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3. Plant pubescent, canescent, to hispid, occasionally glandular on the stem; leaflets 8-18(-30) per leaf, 3-6 mm long, the lateral venation obscure
3. Plant stipitate-glandular throughout, or occasionally glands not present on fruits; leaflets 3-9 per leaf, 4-18 mm long, the white lateral venation conspicuous below
4. Leaflets with 2-4 longitudinal veins
4. Leaflets with 1 longitudinal vein
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5. Wetland perennials with rather stout stems at the base; calyx lobes entire or nearly so; stipe below fruit (above pedicel) 10-15 mm long; fruit crenate-undulate on both margins
5. Mostly weedy, short-lived plants; calyx lobes sometimes dentate; stipe below fruit (above pedicel) 3-10 mm long; fruit crenate-undulate only on the lower margin, the upper margin mostly straight
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6. Young stems often glabrate to sparsely hispidulose; calyx 4-6 mm long; corolla 7-10 mm long; stamens 6-8 mm long; loment segments 4-5 mm long
6. Young stems often moderately hispid to pilose; calyx 5-8 mm long; corolla 8-15 mm long; stamens 9-13 mm long; loment segments 5-7 mm long;