Bigpod Sesbania

Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Bigpod Sesbania: Anticarsia gemmatalis, Colias eurytheme, Colias eurytheme eurytheme, Erynnis funeralis, Erynnis zarucco, Erynnis zarucco zarucco

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), CAN (W)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.