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Common name: buckroot
 
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Synonym Name: ''Psoralea canescens'' Michx.
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''Pediomelum canescens'' is a perennial herbaceous species with a bushy growth habit (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 14:40, 27 July 2015

Pediomelum canescens
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus: Pediomelum
Species: P. canescens
Binomial name
Pediomelum canescens
(Michx.) Rydb.
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Natural range of Pediomelum canescens from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: buckroot

Synonym Name: Psoralea canescens Michx.

Pediomelum canescens is a perennial herbaceous species with a bushy growth habit (FSU Herbarium).

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

“It occurs in sandy areas of the Coastal Plain from North Carolina to Florida and Alabama.”(Graham 1941).

Phenology

“A widely branching perennial herb 1 to 3 feet tall, with loose spikes of dark-blue flowers and 1 to 3 foliolate laves (Graham 1941)

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

“The seeds have been found in stomachs of the bobwhite.”(Graham 1941) Fire ants are not interested in P. canescens seeds (Cumberland et al. 2013).

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Cumberland, M. S. and L. K. Kirkman (2013). "The effects of the red imported fire ant on seed fate in the longleaf pine ecosystem." Plant Ecology 214: 717-724.

Graham, E. H. (1941). Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. Washington, USDA