Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Found in marshes, ditches, disturbed wetlands. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height: Up to about 7 feet
Light: Full sun
Soil moisture: Moist to wet

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Aeschynomene indica — whole plant photograph — (c) Jay Horn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph

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Life cycle: Annual or perennial
Bloom: July to October

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Recorded in 10 Mississippi counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Freshwater marshes

Open, herb-covered wetlands with fresh, non-tidal water.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

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