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Aeschynomene americana
About
Aeschynomene americana is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legume) known by many common names, including shyleaf, forage aeschynomene, American joint vetch, thornless mimosa, bastard sensitive plant (Jamaica), pega pega, pega ropa, antejuela, ronte, cujicillo, and dormilonga. It is native to Central America, parts of South America, the West Indies, and Florida. It is now found in the US, in Australia and in South-East Asia.
- Family
- Fabaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Aeschynomene americana
- Slug
- aeschynomene-americana
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Aeschynomene
- Species
- americana
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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