Glycine max
Edamame, Reseeding Soybean
Other regional names: Soy
- Soy
Also known as: Dolichos sofa L. +8 more
- Dolichos sofa L.
- Glycine angustifolia Miq.
- Glycine formosa Hosok.
- Glycine javanica Thunb.
- Glycine mas
- Phalseolus max L.
- Phaseolus max L.
- Phaseolus sordidus Salisb.
- Soja max (L.) Piper
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling annual or perennial.
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Glycine max (commonly known as Edamame or Reseeding Soybean) is a scrambling annual or perennial plant within the Fabaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Primorye, Qinghai, Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang
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)
Alabama, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Central European Russia, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Galápagos, Germany, Great Britain, Guinea, Honduras, Illinois, India, Iraq, Ireland, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Laos, Maryland, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hampshire, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Wisconsin
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms