Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC., 1825 15% complete

Cow-itch

Prodr. 2:405 1825

Data sources

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Sourced6 Source not recorded7 Not on the record3 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data, POWO / WCVP (Kew)
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) DC. Sourced
Bibliography Prodr. 2:405 1825 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1825 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Cow-itch No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Trop. & Subtrop. Old World No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Biological type empty Not on the record
Flower color empty Not on the record
Fruit shape legume Sourced
Growth habit Vine, Forb/herb
  • Vine, Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Inflorescence type empty Not on the record
Vegetable true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Phenology
Duration annual, perennial Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation High Sourced