Cowpea

(Vigna unguiculata)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habit: Trailing, climbing, or vining annual herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from taproot

Leaf anatomy: Alternate, compound, trifoliate leaves, leaves ovate, glabrous or almost glabrous

Reproduction: Inflorescences papilonaceious raceme, most petals purple but may be white or violet

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}