Author | (L.) Grisebach | |
Distribution | Mostly southern Coastal Plain; also Orange and Bertie counties. First collected in 1929 from a cornfield at Nakina, Columbus County by P.O. Schallert. A.J. Bullard reported a population from Cumberland County around 2009.
Native of the Neotropics; in N.A. PA to MO, south to FL and TX. | |
Abundance | Rare to perhaps locally uncommon in some far southern states. | |
Habitat | Cropfields, fields, roadsides, road fill, weed at Mason Farm (Orange Co.). | |
Phenology | Flowering and fruiting August-October. | |
Identification | Hairy Cluster-vine is our only vine with small blue, cup-shaped flowers and heart-shaped leaves. The flowers are often paired in bloom, and each is only about 2/3 inches across. | |
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State Rank | SE | |
Global Rank | GNR | |
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USACE-agcp | FACU link |
USACE-emp | FACU link |