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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pediomelum canescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pediomelum canescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-19-005:
Psoralea canescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Buckroot, Eastern Prairie-turnip, Hoary Scurfpea
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_pediomelum_canescens5
May Scotland County NC
Flowers in 1-2" racemes, 4-8 per raceme. The calyx is densely downy, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_pediomelum_canescens2
July Scotland County NC
Stem to 1m tall, pubescent, much-branched to form a rounded crown, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pediomelum canescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pediomelum canescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-19-005:
Psoralea canescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
2751
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Palmately compound: (1)3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Dull blue-violet, the standard straw-colored on its upper surface
5-lobed persistant calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10(9) stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
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