Sesbania vesicaria

Fruit short and flat. Wing and keel petals auriculed at one side of the base of the blade; pod flattened. Tall weedy annual with leaflets apiculate apically.

An annual forb with somewhat woody stems. The compound leaves are 10-15 cm long with 20 to 40 leaflets. The flowers are 6-9 mm long and produce a 2.5-8 cm long fruit (legume) that is oblong to ellipsoid (responsible for the common name bladder pod) on a

Commercial seed reported to have a purity of 99 % and a germination rate of 90%. There are 1,500 seeds/lb. The recommended planting rate is 20-30 lb/acre (USDA 1948).

Correll, D. S., and M. C. Johnston. 1979. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson. 1881 pp. Lasseigne, A. 1973. Louisiana legumes. Southeastern Studies: Science Series, No. 1. University of Southwestern Lo