Centrosema virginianum
Blue Bell, Butterfly Pea
Other regional names: Lady’s Vulva +3 more
- Lady’s Vulva
- Spurred Butterfly Pea
- Virginia Centro
- Wild Pea
Also known as: Bradburya biflora (Mart. ex Benth.) Kuntze +18 more
- Bradburya biflora (Mart. ex Benth.) Kuntze
- Bradburya conjugata (Lehm.) Kuntze
- Bradburya decumbens (Mart. ex Benth.) Kuntze
- Bradburya erecta Raf.
- Bradburya virginiana (L.) Kuntze
- Bradburya virginiana var. angustifolia (DC.) Kuntze
- Bradburya virginiana var. flavida Kuntze
- Centrosema biflorum Mart. ex Benth.
- Centrosema conjugatum (Lehm.) Steud.
- Centrosema decumbens Mart.
- Centrosema decumbens Mart. ex Benth.
- Centrosema scabriusculum Hassk.
- Centrosema virginianum subsp. angustifolium (Griseb.) Hadac
- Centrosema virginianum var. angustifolia DC., 1825
- Centrosema virginianum var. angustifolium Griseb.
- Centrosema virginianum var. ellipticum (DC.) Fernald
- Centrosema virginianum var. genuinum Stehlé & Quentin
- Centrosema virginianum var. virginianum
- Clitoria alabamensis Bertol.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing perennial.
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Centrosema virginianum (commonly known as Blue Bell or Butterfly-Pea) is a climbing plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Originating in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Gabon, Ghana, India, Jawa, New Caledonia, Réunion