Aeschynomene Plants — Species, Care & Identification

Aeschynomene is a plant genus in the Fabaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 7 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.

Aeschynomene species

American Sensitive Plant
Aeschynomene americana
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science InstitutePublic domain Wikimedia Commons
African Corkwood
Aeschynomene elaphroxylon
Karl Moritz Schumann / Ernst Friedrich GilgPublic domain Wikimedia Commons
Elegant jointvetch
Aeschynomene elegans
Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., CanadaCC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commonsresized
Even jointvetch
Aeschynomene evenia
Patricio Cowper ColesCC BY 4.0 iNaturalistresized
Indian Jointvetch
Aeschynomene indica
Macleay Grass ManCC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commonsresized
Hedge Mimosa
Aeschynomene rudis
Steve Hurst @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS DatabasePublic domain Wikimedia Commons
Virginia jointvetch
Aeschynomene virginica
USFWSPublic domain Wikimedia Commons

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