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Centrosema virginianum
butterfly-pea
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		butterfly-pea
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Centrosema, Species Centrosema virginianum


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: S2; VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Buck Island Reef National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Everglades National Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Padre Island National Seashore	Petersburg National Battlefield
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Virgin Islands National Park


Last Modified Date:	11/23/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 12:36:48 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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