ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Tephrosia virginiana

Name author: (L.) Pers.

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Tephrosia
Species: Tephrosia virginiana
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1807

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Tephrosia virginiana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

16 synonyms in this snapshot

Cracca holosericeaName author: (Nutt.) Britten & Baker f.
Cracca latidensName author: Small
Cracca leucosericeaName author: Rydb.
Cracca virginianaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Cracca virginianaName author: (L.) Kuntze
Cracca virginiana var. holosericeaName author: (Nutt.) Vail
Galega virginianaName author: (L.) L.
Galega virginicaName author: (L.) J.F.Gmel.
Tephrosia holosericeaName author: Nutt.
Tephrosia latidensName author: (Small) Standl.
Tephrosia leucosericeaName author: (Rydb.) Cory
Tephrosia virginiana var. glabraName author: Nutt.
Tephrosia virginiana var. holosericeaName author: (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
Tephrosia virginiana var. leucosericeaName author: (Rydb.) F.J.Herm.
Tephrosia virginiana var. virginianaName author: Not supplied
Tephrosia virginicaName author: Bigelow

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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