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Mucuna sloanei

Mucuna sloanei Fawc. & Rendle

Horseeye Bean

Fabaceae (Pea family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: MUSL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I?), PR (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Vine
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: Stems up to about 25 feet long, sometimes longer.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL , HI

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 49 - Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (2020) Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Webref 28 - NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life (2018) NatureServe
Webref 44 - Plants of Hawaii (1997) Starr Environmental

Additional resources

USDA: Find Mucuna sloanei in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Mucuna sloanei in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mucuna sloanei

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-08-02
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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