Bagpod

Sesbania vesicaria (Jacq.) Elliott - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb, Subshrub

Features

Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow

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

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Bagpod: Erynnis zarucco zarucco, Platynota rostrana

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

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.