Tephrosia virginiana
Cat Gut, Catgut
Other regional names: Goat's Rue +4 more
- Goat's Rue
- Rabbit Pea
- Rabbit's Pea
- Virginia Goat's Rue
- Virginia Tephrosia
Also known as: Cracca holosericea (Nutt.) Britten & Baker f. +16 more
- Cracca holosericea (Nutt.) Britten & Baker f.
- Cracca latidens Small
- Cracca leucosericea Rydb.
- Cracca virginiana (L.) Kuntze
- Cracca virginiana L.
- Cracca virginiana var. holosericea (Nutt.) Vail
- Galega virginiana (L.) L.
- Galega virginica (L.) J.F.Gmel.
- Tephrosia holosericea Nutt.
- Tephrosia latidens (Small) Standl.
- Tephrosia leucosericea (Rydb.) Cory
- Tephrosia virginiana var. glabra Nutt.
- Tephrosia virginiana var. glabra Torr. & A.Gray
- Tephrosia virginiana var. holosericea (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Tephrosia virginiana var. leucosericea (Rydb.) F.J.Herm.
- Tephrosia virginiana var. virginiana
- Tephrosia virginica Bigelow
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Tephrosia virginiana (commonly known as Cat-Gut) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Tephrosia, which contains over 350 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin