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==Description==  
 
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Orbexilum lupinellus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus: Orbexilum
Species: O. lupinellus
Binomial name
Orbexilum lupinellus
(Michx.) Isely
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Natural range of Orbexilum lupinellus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic notes

Common name: piedmont leather-root

Synonym: Psoralea lupinellus Michx.

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Habitats of O. lupinellus are sandhills, sandy pine-oak woods, longleaf pine forests, slopes and upland oak-pine woods (FSU Herbarium).

Has been observed to grow on loamy sand soils (FSU Herbarium). In a study comparing N2 fixation potential in nine legume species occurring in longleaf pine-wiregrass ecosystems, O. lupinellus had the lowest potential for N2 fixation (Cathey et al. 2010).

Phenology

O. lupinellus is a perennial herb (Cathey et. al 2010) and has been documented to flower June through August (FSU Herbarium).

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

Cathey, S. E., L. R. Boring, et al. (2010). "Assessment of N2 fixation capability of native legumes from the longleaf pine-wiregrass ecosystem." Environmental and Experimental Botany 67: 444-450.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2015. Collectors: William B. Fox, Robert K. Godfrey, H. E. Ahles, J. Haesloop, R. Kral, and Wayne R. Faircloth. States and Counties: Alabama: Autauga. Georgia: Baker, Lowndes, and Thomas. North Carolina: Moore, and Scotland.