Taxon: Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.

Summary

Genus:

Wisteria

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Millettieae

Nomen number:

100557

Place of publication:

Tabl. encycl. 3:674. 1823

Verified:

01/12/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

8 (6 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. var. frutescens (0 active accession[s])
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. var. macrostachya Torr. & A. Gray (1 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland 190.
Clewell, A. F. 1985. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
Duncan, W. H. & J. T. Kartesz. 1981. Vascular flora of Georgia: an annotated checklist.
Duncan, W. H. 1975. Woody vines of the southeastern United States 57.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Godfrey, R. K. 1988. Trees, shrubs, and woody vines of northern Florida and adjacent Georgia and Alabama. 444-447.
Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora. 381.
Lasseigne, A. A. 1973. Louisiana legumes
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. 648.
Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2. 556.
Turner, B. L. 1959. The legumes of Texas. Note: mentions
Valder, P. 1995. Wisterias, a comprehensive guide 31-35.
Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Weakley, A. S. et al. 2012. Flora of Virginia. 606.
Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Wilbur, R. L. 1963. Leguminous plants of North Carolina.
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Wunderlin, R. P. 1982. Guide to the vascular plants of central Florida

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	American wisteria			1	Valder, P. 1995. Wisterias, a comprehensive guide 31-35.
Swedish	amerikanskt blåregn			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	s.e.	Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut	New Haven Co.	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. 648.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts	Hampshire Co.	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. 648.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan	Cass Co.	Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. 648.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Godfrey, R. K. 1988. Trees, shrubs, and woody vines of northern Florida and adjacent Georgia and Alabama. 444-447.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=827	Godfrey, R. K. 1988. Trees, shrubs, and woody vines of northern Florida and adjacent Georgia and Alabama. 444-447.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Duncan, W. H. & J. T. Kartesz. 1981. Vascular flora of Georgia: an annotated checklist.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora. 381.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Duncan, W. H. 1975. Woody vines of the southeastern United States 57.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Duncan, W. H. 1975. Woody vines of the southeastern United States 57.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Weakley, A. S. et al. 2012. Flora of Virginia. 606.
2	Cultivated	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
2	Cultivated	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
3	Adventive	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York	Suffolk Co.	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. 648.
3	Adventive	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland 190.
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States		probably natzd. in n.
5	Uncertain	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia	cult., possibly native in one valley	Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2. 556.

Native
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut (New Haven Co.), Indiana, Massachusetts (Hampshire Co.), Michigan (Cass Co.), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Missouri (s.e.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=827), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Cultivated
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Ohio]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware]

Adventive
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [New York (Suffolk Co.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maryland]

Naturalized
Northern America

REGION: United States (probably natzd. in n.)

Uncertain
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [West Virginia (cult., possibly native in one valley)]

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland 190.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
Duncan, W. H. & J. T. Kartesz. 1981. Vascular flora of Georgia: an annotated checklist.
Duncan, W. H. 1975. Woody vines of the southeastern United States 57.
Godfrey, R. K. 1988. Trees, shrubs, and woody vines of northern Florida and adjacent Georgia and Alabama. 444-447.
Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora. 381.
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. 648.
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2. 556.
Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Weakley, A. S. et al. 2012. Flora of Virginia. 606.
Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100557. Accessed 15 April 2026.