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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Orbexilum virgatum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Orbexilum virgatum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Orbexilum virgatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Orbexilum virgatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Orbexilum virgatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Psoralea virgata
COMMON NAME:
Pineland Leatherroot, Slender Leatherroot, Pineland Scurfpea
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Orbexilum virgatum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Orbexilum virgatum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Orbexilum virgatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Orbexilum virgatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Orbexilum virgatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Psoralea virgata
3125
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Historically in GA & SC, but not recently seen
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Unifoliolate (technically compound but having only 1 leaflet and appearing simple)
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bluish-violet
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed persistant calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10(9) stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Brown/Black
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p054
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p243
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