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Black-eyed Pea

Vigna unguiculata

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

30CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Vigna

  • Achyra rantalisGarden Webworm Moth
  • Agrotis vetustaOld Man Dart
  • Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
  • Amyna strictaEight-Spot Moth
  • Anomis flavaTropical Anomis Moth
  • Anticarsia gemmatalisVelvetbean Caterpillar Moth
  • Argyrogramma verrucaGolden Looper
  • Argyrotaenia ivanaIvana Leafroller Moth
  • Cecropterus dorantesDorantes Longtail, Lilac-Banded Longtail
  • Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
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  • Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
  • Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
  • Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
  • Euptoieta claudiaVariegated Fritillary, (?)Gulf Fritillary
  • Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Hemiargus ceraunusCeraunus Blue, Antillean Blue
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
  • Leptostales pannariaPannaria Wave
  • Omiodes indicataBean-Leaf Webworm Moth
  • Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
  • Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Telegonus cellusGolden Banded-Skipper , Golden-Banded Skipper
  • Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
  • Urbanus proteusLong-Tailed Skipper, Bean Leaf Roller
  • Anarsioses aberrans
  • Ancylostomia stercorea
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Vigna

  • Colinus virginianusNorthern Bobwhite
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Fabaceae
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Purple
Growth rate
Rapid
Growth habit
Single crown
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Black Eye Pea; Black eyed Pea; Blackeyed Pea; Common Cow Pea; Common Cowpea; Cow Pea; Cowpea; Field Pea; Wild Cow Pea; Wild Cowpea; Yard Long Bean; Yard Longbean

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankGNR
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

Sources