Maryland Biodiversity Project - Soybean (Glycine max)

Soybean Glycine max (Linnaeus) Merrill

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"Introduced from eastern Asia; cultivated southward, north to Delaware, Michigan, Illinois; escaped from cultivation" (Reed, 1964).

Kudzu Bug could become a serious pest.

There are 21 records in the project database.

Soybean in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/4/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Soybean blooming in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/4/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Soybean in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Soybean in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/28/2020). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Soybean in Dorchester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Soybeans hosting a Savannah Sparrow in Howard Co., Maryland (10/22/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

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