| Sesbania herbacea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Sesbania |
| Species: | S. herbacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh |
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| Synonyms | |
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Darwinia exaltata |
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Sesbania herbacea (syn. Sesbania exaltata) is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names coffeeweed, Colorado River hemp, and bigpod sesbania. It is native to the United States, particularly the southeastern states, where it grows in moist habitat. It can be found elsewhere as an introduced species. It is a woody herb growing to 3 meters or more in height. The leaves are made up of many pairs of oblong leaflets. The inflorescence is a small raceme of pealike flowers with yellow or purple-spotted petals.