Tephrosia hispidula
| Tephrosia hispidula | |
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| Photo taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Tephrosia |
| Species: | T. hispidula |
| Binomial name | |
| Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers. | |
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| Natural range of Tephrosia hispidula from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: sprawling hoarypea
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
It is a dry flatwoods/ sandhill species (Gliztenstein et al 2003). Mixed pine and hardwood swamps (Conde et al 1983).
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, T. hispidula can be found in recently burned longleaf pine/wiregrass communities, pine flatwoods, edges of pond cypress wetlands, pine-scrub oak-palmetto woodlands, slash pine-wiregrass woodlands, and along the shore of rivers (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Conde, L. F., B. F. Swindel, et al. (1983). "Plant species cover, frequency, and biomass: Early responses to clearcutting, burning, windrowing, discing, and bedding in Pinus elliottii flatwoods." Forest Ecology and Management 6: 319-331.
Glitzenstein, J. S., D. R. Streng, et al. (2003). "Fire frequency effects on longleaf pine (Pinus palustris, P.Miller) vegetation in South Carolina and northeast Florida, USA." Natural Areas Journal 23: 22-37.
