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Orbexilum

not marked as a favorite taxon Orbexilum pedunculatum (P. Miller) Rydberg. Common name: Western Sampson's-snakeroot. Phenology: May-Jul; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Open woodlands, bluffs, prairies. Distribution: S. OH, s. IN, s. IL, c. MO, and se. KS, south to sw. NC, sc. SC, sw. GA, w. Panhandle FL, s. AL, s. LA, and e. TX.

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Subgenus: Poikadenia.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Vincent (2014) for detailed discussion of the nomenclature.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, Mi, NcTx, POWO, S, Tn, Turner (2008), Vincent (2014); = Orbexilum pedunculatum (Mill.) Rydb. var. pedunculatum — Ar, C, Mo3, NS, SE3, Grimes (1988), Grimes (1990), Isely (1998); = Psoralea melilotoides Michx., superfluous name; = Psoralea pedunculata (Mill.) Vail — S13; = Psoralea psoralioides (Walter) Cory var. eglandulosa (Elliott) F.L.Freeman — F, G, GrPl, GW2, RAB, Tx, W; > Orbexilum pedunculatum (Mill.) Rydb. var. gracile (Torr. & A.Gray) J.W.Grimes — Il, misapplied; Hedysarum pedunculatum P. Miller. Basionym: Hedysarum pedunculatum Mill. 1768

Links to other floras: = Orbexilum pedunculatum - FNA11.1

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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