| Author | (L.) Merrill | |
| Distribution | Scattered across the state. Most collections from Orange County (Chapel Hill) are viny and with different fruits; Duane Isely annotations suggest some other species.
Native of eastern Asia; in N.A. widely grown as a crop, locally escaped. | |
| Abundance | Rare. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, old fields, railroads, old lime quarry (Madison Co.). | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting July-Ocrober. | |
| Identification | Soybean is a very familiar crop grown in large acreage in NC. It is an upright plant 12-18 inches tall. The leaves are divided into 3 ovate leaflets. The flowers are inconspicuous, 3-8 in axils of leafstalks. Fruits droop, tan to dusky color, in narrow pods of often 3 segments. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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