Butterfly Pea

Centrosema virginianum

Family: Fabaceae

Plant Description: Perennial vine with twining stems to about 10 cm long. Leaves3-foliate, with leaflets 2.5-5 cm long, alternate. Flowers peduncled, the upper petal 2-3 cm long, lavender or light violet-blue strongly bilateral, pea shaped.

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Occurrence: Common on sandy oak woods along the coast, occasional in oak mottes inland.

Bloom Period: March-November

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