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Aeschynomene pratensis Small var. pratensis
Sensitive joint-vetch, Meadow joint-vetch

Aeschynomene pratensis
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 24 May 2013
In habitat, Everglades National Park

Family: Fabaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: The typical variety is endemic to South Florida. Variety caribaea is konwn from the West Indies, Central Ameria and South America (Flora of the West Indies).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Vulnerable

State of Florida Status: Endangered

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Rare

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: This was ranked as imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002). It was reassessed in 2025 using updated NatureServe criteria and the rank of imperiled was retained.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).

Other data on Aeschynomene pratensis var. pratensis available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Aeschynomene pratensis var. pratensis has been found in the following 6 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Pine Glades Natural Area Present Native
South Dade Wetlands Present Native
Southern Glades Assumed to be Present Native

Aeschynomene pratensis var. pratensis has been found in the following 5 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Collier County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County Native

Aeschynomene pratensis var. pratensis has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Dome Swamp
Marl Prairie

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Aeschynomene pratensis
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 24 May 2013
In habitat, Everglades National Park
Aeschynomene pratensis
Copyright by: Shirley Denton