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Search Navigation Plant Info & Images Scientific Name Common Name Plant Type Invasive Plant Management Plans Line Drawings Plant ID Videos Invasive Plant Recognition Cards Image Requests APIRS Database AQUAPHYTE Newsletter Plant Glossary Educational Products Field Guides & Textbooks Invasive Plant Laws Meetings Publications Extension Publications Other Publications County Extension Offices Links Contact Us Home Chinese wisteria Fri, 04/25/2008 - 5:49pm — beth56 Wisteria sinensis Non-Native in Florida Online image request form   Wisteria Introduction Description Impacts Management Preventative Cultural Mechanical Biological Chemical Notes on Herbicides References Download a Recognition Card (PDF 517 KB) View as PDF (94 KB) More Resources Introduction Wisteria is found from Maine to Florida, and as far west as Arkansas. There are native, W. frutescens , and non-native types of wisteria, including Japanese wisteria ( W. floribunda ) and Chinese wisteria ( W. sinensis ). Wisteria is sold in garden centers and nurseries and can be found in numerous home gardens across the country. The problem with wisteria lies in its growth habit. Wisteria is a vine that will grow virtually up anything in its path. By climbing into the canopy of trees or plants, it can shade them out, impairing those plants from effectively growing. Over time, wisteria will climb and twine around other plants, eventually shading and girdling native plants. back to top   Description Wisteria is an ornamental vine with fruit characteristic of the Legume Family (Fabaceae). Growth of the wisteria vine is limited to the height of the plant that it climbs, often growing more than 65 feet in length. Reaching a diameter of up to 15 inches, Japanese wisteria will twine clockwise around its host while Chinese wisteria will twine counter-clockwise. The stem of Japanese wisteria is white in comparison to the dark gray bark of Chinese wisteria. Its leaves are pinnately compound, 4 to 16 inches long arranged alternately on stems, containing 13 to 19 leaflets. Leaflets are ovate in shape with wavy margins. Flowers of wisteria are borne on 4 to 20 inch long racemes that hang when leaves are newly emerged. Japanese wisteria flowers typically flower from the base to the tip of the raceme and are lavender in color. Flowering in Florida occurs in April and May. Velvety brown seedpods are produced after flowering. The pods are 4 to 6 inches long and the seed are poisonous. Wisteria prefers full sun and well-drained soils, but will grow in less than desirable conditions. It is mainly found growing along roadsides, forest edges, and rights-of-ways. back to top   Impacts Wisteria was introduced to the United States from Japan and China in the 1800’s for use as ornamental plants. Individual wisteria plants can survive for more than 50 years. Wisteria can reproduce by rooting at each node, via stolons, and will produce new shoots if cut back or trimmed. Wisteria is highly aggressive and can displace native species. Sizable trees have been killed by vining wisteria. When these large trees are killed, it opens the forest floor to sunlight, which allows seedlings to grow and flourish. back to top   Management   Preventative: Wisteria can grow from seed or rooted stolons, so care must be taken to avoid cuttings and/or seeds being deposited in natural areas. Most infestations occur near home sites, where the plant has spread from an ornamental planting into the surrounding wooded areas. back to top   Cultural: Weeds such as wisteria generally invade open or disturbed areas following a burn, clearing mowing, etc., so these areas are particularly vulnerable to invasion. Therefore, a healthy ecosystem with good species diversity will help to deter infestation. back to top   Mechanical: Mechanical methods are commonly used for wisteria management. For small wisteria infestations, cut climbing or trailing vines as close to the root as possible. Although this may be labor intensive it is a feasible pretreatment for larger infestations or in areas where herbicides cannot be used. Because wisteria will continue to sprout after it has been cut, it should be cut back early in the season, cutting sprouts every few weeks until the fall. This will stop growth of existing vines and prevent seed production. Wisteria vines should be removed from bases of trees and shrubs to prevent girdling as the trees and shrubs grow. Another control tactic for small infestations is the removal of entire plants. Any type of digging tool can be used to remove the entire plant (roots and runners). It is important to know that any root pieces remaining in the soil may resprout to produce new plants. Fruit, roots, and other plant parts should be disposed of properly to prevent reinfestation. back to top   Biological: There is limited research and data on biological control of wisteria. back to top   Chemical:   In areas with established wisteria, a cut stump treatment is effective. Cut stems as close to the ground as possible and immediately apply a 25% solution of glyphosate or triclopyr to the stem. A foliar application of glyphosate may be necessary for sprouts. For larger infestations of wisteria foliar herbicide applications may be necessary. To avoid damaging nontarget species, stump treatments should be administered before foliar treatments. A solution of water and a 2% concentration of glyphosate or triclopyr with a 0.5% nonionic surfactant should be applied. If wisteria vines are growing up into trees or other desirable species, vines should be cut or pulled down to minimize damage to the desirable vegetation. Pulling the vines down without severing them from the underground rootstocks will allow the herbicide to move into the root and provide better control. The best time to apply an herbicide is in the spring and summer when wisteria is actively growing. Be sure to allow adequate time for the plant to regrow from the winter to ensure movement of the herbicide back into the underground portion. (As plants grow and mature, they begin to move sugars back into the roots). back to top   References and Useful Links: Miller, James H. 2003. Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests: a field guide for identification and control. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–62. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 93 p. USDA NRCS - PLANTS Database Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual The Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group: Weeds Gone Wild   Excerpted from the University of Florida, IFAS Extension, Circular 1529, Invasive Species Management Plans for Florida, 2008 by: Greg MacDonald, Associate Professor Jay Ferrell, Assistant Professor and Extension Weed Specialist Brent Sellers, Assistant Professor and Extension Weed Specialist Ken Langeland, Professor and Extension Weed Specialist Agronomy Department, Gainesville and Range Cattle REC, Ona Tina Duperron-Bond, DPM – Osceola County Eileen Ketterer-Guest, former Graduate Research Assistant back to top   More Resources: See the UF/IFAS Assessment , which lists plants according to their invasive status in Florida. View the herbarium specimen image of the University of Florida Herbarium Digital Imaging Projects. back to top Non-native Plant Vines Home CAIP-WEBSITE@ufl.edu 352-392-1799 Copyright 2009 University of Florida

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Photographic List Complete List Annual bastard-cabbage Amur corktree Asiatic colubrina Asiatic sand sedge Australian pine Black locust Black swallow-wort Burma reed Bush honeysuckles (exotic) Canada thistle Carrotwood Chinaberry Chinese lespedeza Climbing euonymus Cogon grass Common buckthorn Common mullein Common reed English ivy Eurasian watermilfoil Fire tree Fiveleaf akebia Fountain grass Garlic mustard Goutweed Giant reed Japanese barberry Japanese hop Japanese honeysuckle Japanese knotweed Japanese spiraea Japanese stiltgrass Kudzu Leafy spurge Lesser celandine Melaleuca Mile-a-minute Multiflora rose Musk thistle Oriental bittersweet Pale swallow-wort Paper mulberry Perennial pepperweed Porcelainberry Princess tree Purple loosestrife Russian-olive Salt cedar Siberian elm Silk tree Smooth cordgrass Spotted knapweed Strawberry guava Tall fescue Tree-of-heaven Velvet tree West Indian marsh grass White poplar Wineberry Wisterias (exotic) Yellow Himalayan raspberry Yellow starthistle Aquatics Eurasian watermilfoil Herbaceous Plants Annual bastard-cabbage Asiatic sand sedge Burma reed Canada thistle Cogon grass Chinese lespedeza Common mullein Common reed Eurasian watermilfoil Fountain grass Garlic mustard Goutweed Giant reed Japanese knotweed Japanese stiltgrass Leafy spurge Lesser celandine Musk thistle Perennial pepperweed Purple loosestrife Smooth cordgrass Spotted knapweed Tall fescue West Indian marsh grass Yellow starthistle Shrubs Asiatic colubrina Bush honeysuckles (exotic) Common buckthorn Fire tree Japanese barberry Japanese spiraea Multiflora rose Russian-olive Silk tree Strawberry guava Wineberry Yellow Himalayan raspberry Trees Amur corktree Australian pine Black locust Carrotwood Chinaberry Common buckthorn Melaleuca Paper mulberry Princess tree Salt cedar Siberian elm Silk tree Strawberry guava Tree-of-heaven Velvet tree White poplar Vines Black swallow-wort Climbing euonymus English ivy Fiveleaf akebia Japanese honeysuckle Japanese hop Kudzu Mile-a-minute Oriental bittersweet Pale swallow-wort Porcelainberry Wisterias (exotic) Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Japanese Wisteria Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC. Pea family (Fabaceae) Download PDF version formatted for print (155 KB) NATIVE RANGE China and Japan DESCRIPTION Chinese and Japanese wisteria are exotic, showy, woody ornamental vines.  These vigorous vines can climb trees, apparently limited only by the height of the tree, and have been observed to reach 65 feet.  Unlike American wisteria ( Wisteria frutescens ), native to the southeastern U.S., which flowers June through August, and produces a non-hairy seed pod 2-4 inches long, both exotic wisterias flower in the springtime (April-May) and produce a velvety seed pod.  The fuzzy brown seed pods are 4-6 inches long, narrowed toward the base, with constrictions between the seeds.  Stems of the exotic wisterias can grow to 15 inches in diameter in older plants. White-barked Japanese wisteria vines twine clockwise around the host plant and Chinese wisteria twines counter-clockwise. The compound leaves,  consisting of 7-13 (Chinese) or 13-19 (Japanese) smaller leaf units, called leaflets, are about 1 foot long and alternate along the stem.  Fragrant, violet to blue-violet flowers, ½ to 1 inch long, occur in showy, pendulous clusters that hang gracefully from the twining stems. ECOLOGICAL THREAT Exotic wisterias impair and overtake native shrubs and trees through strangling or shading.  Climbing wisteria vines can kill sizable trees, opening the forest canopy and increasing sunlight to the forest floor, which in turn favors its aggressive growth.  Chinese and Japanese wisterias are hardy and aggressive, capable of forming thickets so dense that little else grows.  DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES Japanese and Chinese wisteria are found extensively throughout the eastern states. HABITAT IN THE UNITED STATES The ideal habitat for exotic wisterias is in full sun, but established vines will persist and reproduce in partial shade.  Vines often climb surrounding vegetation and structures toward sunlight.  Wisteria tolerates a variety of soil and moisture regimes but prefers loamy, deep, well drained soils.  Infestations are commonly found along forest edges, roadsides, ditches, and rights-of-way. BACKGROUND Chinese wisteria was brought to the U.S. from China in 1816 and Japanese wisteria was introduced from Japan around 1830.  Both were brought in as ornamentals.  They have been grown extensively in the southern U.S. as decorative additions to porches, gazebos, walls, and gardens.  Most infestations in natural areas are a result of escapes from landscape plantings.  BIOLOGY & SPREAD Exotic wisterias are long-lived, some vines surviving 50 years or more.  Vegetative reproduction is their primary means of expansion.  Numerous stolons, or above-ground stems, develop roots and shoots at short intervals.  Abundant seeds may also be produced if conditions are favorable, but flower buds are susceptible to winter kill.  In riparian habitats, seeds may be carried downstream in water for great distances. MANAGEMENT OPTIONS The only practical methods currently available for control of exotic wisterias are mechanical and chemical.  Cut climbing or trailing vines as close to the root collar as possible.  This technique, while labor intensive, is feasible for small populations, as a pretreatment for large impenetrable infestations, or for areas where herbicide use is not desirable.  Wisteria will continue to resprout after cutting until its root stores are exhausted.  For this reason, cutting should begin early in the growing season and, if possible, sprouts cut every few weeks until autumn.  Cutting will stop the growth of existing vines and and prevent seed production.  However, cut vines left coiled around trunks may eventually girdle trees and shrubs as they continue to grow and increase in girth.  For this reason, the vines should be removed entirely or at least cut periodically along their length.  Manual Grubbing, removal of entire plants from the roots up, is appropriate for small initial populations or environmentally sensitive areas where herbicides cannot be used. Using a pulaski, weed wrench or similar digging tool, remove the entire plant, including all roots and runners. Juvenile plants can be hand pulled depending on soil conditions and root development.  Any portions of the root system not removed may resprout. All plant parts (including mature fruit) should be bagged and disposed of in a trash dumpster to prevent reestablishment.  Chemical Cut stump application Cut stump treatment, using a systemic herbicide, is effective in areas where vines are established within or around desirable native plants or where they have grown into the canopy. This treatment is effective as long as the ground is not frozen. Cut the stem as close to ground level as possible.  Immediately apply a 25% solution of glyphosate (e.g., Roundup®) or triclopyr (e.g., Garlon) and water to the cross section of the stem.  Retreatment with a foliar application of glyphosate may be necessary for any sprouts. Foliar application Use foliar spray herbicide treatments to control large infestations of exotic wisterias. It may be necessary to precede foliar applications with stump treatments to reduce the risk of damaging non-target species.  Apply a 2% concentration of glyphosate (e.g. Roundup®) or triclopyr (e.g. Garlon) and water, plus a 0.5% non-ionic surfactant to thoroughly wet all foliage. Chlorpyralid (e.g. Transline) is effective at a concentration of 0.5% and is selective to plants in the aster, buckwheat, and pea families. Caution should be taken with chlorpyralid as groundwater pollution through leaching can be a problem with certain soil types. Do not apply spray so heavily that herbicide drips off the leaves. Glyphosate is a non-selective systemic herbicide that may kill non-target plants that are only partially contacted by spray. Triclopyr is selective to broadleaved species and is a better choice if native grasses are present. Ambient air temperature should be above 65ºF for all foliar treatments. USE PESTICIDES WISELY: ALWAYS READ THE ENTIRE PESTICIDE LABEL CAREFULLY, FOLLOW ALL MIXING AND APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND WEAR ALL RECOMMENDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GEAR AND CLOTHING. CONTACT YOUR STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL PESTICIDE USE REQUIREMENTS, RESTRICTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS.  NOTICE: MENTION OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTS ON THIS WEB SITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT OF ANY MATERIAL. CONTACTS For more information on the management of exotic wisterias, please contact: Kris Johnson, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE PLANTS There are a variety of creeping or climbing vines native to the eastern U.S. that are good alternatives to the invasive exotic wisterias.  Some examples include American wisteria ( Wisteria frutescens ), trumpet creeper ( Campsis radicans ), trumpet honeysuckle ( Lonicera sempervirens ), Dutchman’s pipe ( Aristolochia macrophylla ), and crossvine ( Bignonia capreolata ).  Contact your local native plant society for information on sources of these and other native plants. OTHER LINKS Photos at invasive.org AUTHOR Tom Remaley, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN EDITOR Jil M. Swearingen, National Park Service, Washington, DC NCR-EPMT, National Park Service, Washington, DC PHOTOGRAPHS Susan Ross, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN REFERENCES Dirr, Michael A.  1990.  Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses.  Stipes Publishing Co., Champaign, IL. Pp. 926-929. Gleason, H.A., A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 2nd ed. The New York Botanical Garden, 910. Isely, D. 1990. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. Volume 3, Part 2 Leguminosae. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 96. Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles, C.R. Bell. 1968. Manual of vascular flora of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, p. 1183. Rehder, A. 1993. Manual of cultivated trees and shrubs. Vol. 1. Dioscorides Press, Portland OR. p.507. Swearingen, J. 2009. WeedUS Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States. http://www.invasive.org/weedus/. Thomas, L.K. Jr. 1993. Chemical grubbing for control of exotic wisteria. Castanea, 58(3):209-213. USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. Plant Conservation Alliance, Alien Plant Working Group. FACT SHEET LIST | APWG HOME PAGE Comments, suggestions, and questions about the website should be directed to the webmaster . http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/wist1.htm Last updated:07-Jul-2009

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Chinese wisteria         Symbol:   WISI   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Fabaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Vine   Native Status:   L48    I HI    I Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. ©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC . Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Royal Botanic Gardens. March 13, 2002. Usage Requirements . Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Wisteria thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.   RESI Rehsonia sinensis (Sims) Stritch   Distribution: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , CT , DC , DE, FL , GA , HI, IL , KY , LA , MA , MD, MI , MO, MS , NC , NY , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT, WV)   Related Taxa: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. View 236 genera in Fabaceae , 4 species in Wisteria   Classification: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Fabales Family Fabaceae – Pea family Genus Wisteria Nutt. – wisteria Species Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. – Chinese wisteria   U.S. Weed Information: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Chinese wisteria This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida. SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.   Introduced Information: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants. Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all   Wildlife Habitat Values: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.   Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover Miller Minor               Wildlife Habitat Values   Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.   More Accounts and Images: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27023. View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.   Related Web Sites: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 07:05 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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Scientific Name Wisteria sinensis Common Name Chinese wisteria Vines for the Southeast Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort Hardiness Zone:   6, 7, 8 Habit:   Deciduous Growth Rate: Rapid Texture: Medium Height: 30 to 50' Exposure: Sun Climbing Method: Twining Flower/ Fruit: Very fragrant blue-violet or white flowers; blooms all open simultaneously Comments: Growth can girdle trees; leaves have 7 to 13 leaflets; prune back old growth to three to four buds in late winter Cultivars: Alba (white; very fragrant), Black Dragon (double, dark purple), Purpurea (pale purple), Plena (double), Caroline , Variegata   Vine list by  Scientific Name | Vine list by Common Name © Erv Evans , Consumer Horticulturist Shoprights NC State University {misc}

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Chinese wisteria         Symbol:   WISI   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Fabaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Vine   Native Status:   L48    I HI    I Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. ©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC . Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Royal Botanic Gardens. March 13, 2002. Usage Requirements . Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Wisteria thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.   RESI Rehsonia sinensis (Sims) Stritch   Distribution: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , CT , DC , DE, FL , GA , HI, IL , KY , LA , MA , MD, MI , MO, MS , NC , NY , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT, WV)   Related Taxa: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. View 236 genera in Fabaceae , 4 species in Wisteria   Classification: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Fabales Family Fabaceae – Pea family Genus Wisteria Nutt. – wisteria Species Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. – Chinese wisteria   U.S. Weed Information: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Chinese wisteria This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida. SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.   Introduced Information: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants. Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all   Wildlife Habitat Values: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.   Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover Miller Minor               Wildlife Habitat Values   Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.   More Accounts and Images: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27023. View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.   Related Web Sites: Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 07:05 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 3 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Wisteria sinensis%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Wisteria sinensis ID: 0000 0000 0406 1441 [detail] © 2006 Luigi Rignanese Wisteria sinensis ID: 0000 0000 0406 1442 [detail] © 2006 Luigi Rignanese Wisteria sinensis ID: 0000 0000 0406 1443 [detail] © 2006 Luigi Rignanese Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley