Tephrosia florida (F.G. Dietrich) C.E. Wood. Common name: Florida Hoarypea, Florida Goat’s-rue. Phenology: May-Jul; Jun-Sep. Habitat: Pine savannas and other pinelands. Distribution: E. NC south to s. FL, west to se. LA, a Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See T. chrysophylla for discussion of hybrids between T. chrysophylla and T. florida.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, SE3, WH3, Isely (1998), Wood (1949); = Cracca ambigua (M.A.Curtis) Kuntze — S, S13; > Cracca gracillima (B.L.Rob.) A.Heller — S, S13; Galega florida F.G. Dietrich. Basionym: Galega florida F.Dietr. 1817
Links to other floras: = Tephrosia florida - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Prostrate to weakly erect perennial of pine savannas and other pinelands.
Stems: Stems 1-several from a single crown; sparsely covered with short, gray hairs.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, 1-5 in. long and pinnately divided into 7-9 elliptic to oblong leaflets, each about 1 in. long and covered with short whitish-gray hairs.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in racemes of 2-20 on flattened stalks arising opposite leaves, the uppermost raceme appearing terminal; white turning maroon; ½-3/4 in. long; bilaterally symmetric; with typical pea-flower shape and usually not opening completely.
Fruits: Fruit a hairy, flattened and slightly curved pod.
Comments: Similar to T. spicata (p. xx) but typically with longer (1-3 in.) leaf petioles.
Height: to 22 in.
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description: Prostrate to weakly erect perennial of pine savannas and other pinelands.
stems: Stems 1-several from a single crown; sparsely covered with short, gray hairs.
leaves: Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, 1-5 in. long and pinnately divided into 7-9 elliptic to oblong leaflets, each about 1 in. long and covered with short whitish-gray hairs.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in racemes of 2-20 on flattened stalks arising opposite leaves, the uppermost raceme appearing terminal; white turning maroon; ½-3/4 in. long; bilaterally symmetric; with typical pea-flower shape and usually not opening completely.
fruits: Fruit a hairy, flattened and slightly curved pod.
comments: Similar to T. spicata (p. xx) but typically with longer (1-3 in.) leaf petioles.
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