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Common Names: Sampson's snakeroot <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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Common Names: Sampson's snakeroot<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
 
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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
Synonym: none
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Synonyms: Psoralea psoralioides (Walter) Cory var. eglandulosa (Elliott) F.L. Freeman.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
Variety: ''Psoralea psoralioides'' (Walter) Cory var. ''elandulosa'' (Elliott) F.L. Freeman
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
''O pendunculatum'' is a perennial forb/herb of the Fabaceae family native to North America. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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''O pendunculatum'' is a perennial forb/herb of the Fabaceae family native to North America.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> Its flowers are 5-7 mm long and the calyx tube, fruits, and bracts are eglandular.The calyx's hairs are 0.7-1.0 mm long. The upper teeth are 1.0-1.5 mm long, the lateral teeth are 1.2-1.5 mm long, and the lower tooth 1.7-2.0 mm long. The bracts are 5-8 mm long and 1.0-2.5 mm wide, with a narrowly ovate shape. The leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate while the leaflets are eglandular, 0.8-2 cm wide, and 2.5-7.5× as long as wide.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
 
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
''O pendunculatum'' is found in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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''O pendunculatum'' ranges from southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, central Missouri, and southeastern Kansas to southwestern North Carolina, south-central South Carolina, southwestern Georgia, western Panhandle Florida, southern Alabama, southern Louisiana, and eastern Texas.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
===Habitat===  
 
===Habitat===  
Open woodlands are the ideal habit for ''O pedunculatum''. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>
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Open woodlands are the ideal habit for ''O pedunculatum''.<ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>
  
Specimens have been taken from habitats that include dry loamy sands, pinewoods, moist loamy sand of pine flatwoods, longleaf pine wiregrass savanna, oak woodland, oak pine on sandstone, low ridges, open woody area, full sun, prairie, open field, and boggy meadow. <ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R.K. Godfrey,Norlan C. Henderson, R.A. Norris, R. Komarek, Rodie White, John B. Nelson, W. M. Whitten, Michael O. Moore, L. Gawin, J. Schmidt, Wilson Baker, Nancy Craft Colie, LK Kirkman, Lynn Hill, Richard Carter, M. Darst, A. Gholson, E L Stone, Sidney McDaiel, Michael B. Brooks, R. Kral, R.M. Kriebel, D. Demaree, Roomie Wilson, Clarke Hudson, D. S. Correll, Helen B. Correll, Samuel B. Jones, K E Blum, R.L. Wilbur, P.L. Redfearn, GF Baker, R.E. Shanks, A. J. Sharp, A. Clebsch, L.H. Chinners, R. Vorris, C.L. Lundell, Amelia Lundell, John W. Thierest, H. R. Reed, Raymond Athey,Arthur Stanley Pease, Scott McCoy, M. Morgan, H.E. Ahles, C. R. Bell, J. Kevin England, Brian R. Keener, William B. Fox, R.L. Wilbur, B. L. Turner, B.E> Smith, R. B. Carr. States and counties: Florida (Liberty, Franklin, Wakulla, Leon), Georgia (Thomas, Grady, Brooks, Liberty, Elbert, Lowndes, Decatur, Lee, Stanley, Emanual, Tift), Alabama (Marshall, Russell, Talladega, Cullman, Marengo) South Carolina (Barnwell, Richland, Darlington, Horry) Tennessee (Grundy, Coffee, Pickett) Louisiana (Vernon, Tangipahoa, Ouachita, Acadia) Mississippi (Clay, Forrest, Newton, Pearl River) Indiana (Jackson, Knox) Arkansas (Garland, Ashley, Conway, Marion, Saline) Texas (Wood, Smith, Upsur) Missouri (St. Clair, Carter, Greene) Kentucky (Trigg, Crittenden) Virginia (Sussex) North Carolina (Halifax, Warren, Scotland, Cumberland, Washington, Martin, Granville, Johnston, Wilson, Bladen, Orange, Franklin)  </ref>
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Specimens are collected from dry loamy sands, pinewoods, moist loamy sand of pine flatwoods, longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, oak woodlands, oak pines on sandstone, low ridges, open woody areas, prairies, open fields, and boggy meadows.<ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R.K. Godfrey,Norlan C. Henderson, R.A. Norris, R. Komarek, Rodie White, John B. Nelson, W. M. Whitten, Michael O. Moore, L. Gawin, J. Schmidt, Wilson Baker, Nancy Craft Colie, LK Kirkman, Lynn Hill, Richard Carter, M. Darst, A. Gholson, E L Stone, Sidney McDaiel, Michael B. Brooks, R. Kral, R.M. Kriebel, D. Demaree, Roomie Wilson, Clarke Hudson, D. S. Correll, Helen B. Correll, Samuel B. Jones, K E Blum, R.L. Wilbur, P.L. Redfearn, GF Baker, R.E. Shanks, A. J. Sharp, A. Clebsch, L.H. Chinners, R. Vorris, C.L. Lundell, Amelia Lundell, John W. Thierest, H. R. Reed, Raymond Athey,Arthur Stanley Pease, Scott McCoy, M. Morgan, H.E. Ahles, C. R. Bell, J. Kevin England, Brian R. Keener, William B. Fox, R.L. Wilbur, B. L. Turner, B.E> Smith, R. B. Carr. States and counties: Florida (Liberty, Franklin, Wakulla, Leon), Georgia (Thomas, Grady, Brooks, Liberty, Elbert, Lowndes, Decatur, Lee, Stanley, Emanual, Tift), Alabama (Marshall, Russell, Talladega, Cullman, Marengo) South Carolina (Barnwell, Richland, Darlington, Horry) Tennessee (Grundy, Coffee, Pickett) Louisiana (Vernon, Tangipahoa, Ouachita, Acadia) Mississippi (Clay, Forrest, Newton, Pearl River) Indiana (Jackson, Knox) Arkansas (Garland, Ashley, Conway, Marion, Saline) Texas (Wood, Smith, Upsur) Missouri (St. Clair, Carter, Greene) Kentucky (Trigg, Crittenden) Virginia (Sussex) North Carolina (Halifax, Warren, Scotland, Cumberland, Washington, Martin, Granville, Johnston, Wilson, Bladen, Orange, Franklin)  </ref>
 
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===Phenology===  
 
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''O. pedunculatum'' has been observed flowering in May and August, with peak inflorescence in June.<ref name= "Pan Flora"> Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 24 MAY 2018</ref>  
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''O. pedunculatum'' flowers from May through July and flowers from July through Spetember.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>  
 
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Revision as of 13:58, 29 September 2020

Common Names: Sampson's snakeroot[1]

Orbexilum pedunculatum
Orbexilum pedunculatum IWF.jpg
Photo by John Hilty at IllinoisWildflowers.info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Orbexilum
Species: O. pedunculatum
Binomial name
Orbexilum pedunculatum
Miller
ORBE PEDU DIST.JPG
Natural range of Orbexilum pedunculatum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Psoralea psoralioides (Walter) Cory var. eglandulosa (Elliott) F.L. Freeman.[2]

Varieties: none.[2]

Description

O pendunculatum is a perennial forb/herb of the Fabaceae family native to North America.[1] Its flowers are 5-7 mm long and the calyx tube, fruits, and bracts are eglandular.The calyx's hairs are 0.7-1.0 mm long. The upper teeth are 1.0-1.5 mm long, the lateral teeth are 1.2-1.5 mm long, and the lower tooth 1.7-2.0 mm long. The bracts are 5-8 mm long and 1.0-2.5 mm wide, with a narrowly ovate shape. The leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate while the leaflets are eglandular, 0.8-2 cm wide, and 2.5-7.5× as long as wide.[2]

Distribution

O pendunculatum ranges from southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, central Missouri, and southeastern Kansas to southwestern North Carolina, south-central South Carolina, southwestern Georgia, western Panhandle Florida, southern Alabama, southern Louisiana, and eastern Texas.[2]

Ecology

Habitat

Open woodlands are the ideal habit for O pedunculatum.[3]

Specimens are collected from dry loamy sands, pinewoods, moist loamy sand of pine flatwoods, longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, oak woodlands, oak pines on sandstone, low ridges, open woody areas, prairies, open fields, and boggy meadows.[4]

Phenology

O. pedunculatum flowers from May through July and flowers from July through Spetember.[2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  3. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  4. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R.K. Godfrey,Norlan C. Henderson, R.A. Norris, R. Komarek, Rodie White, John B. Nelson, W. M. Whitten, Michael O. Moore, L. Gawin, J. Schmidt, Wilson Baker, Nancy Craft Colie, LK Kirkman, Lynn Hill, Richard Carter, M. Darst, A. Gholson, E L Stone, Sidney McDaiel, Michael B. Brooks, R. Kral, R.M. Kriebel, D. Demaree, Roomie Wilson, Clarke Hudson, D. S. Correll, Helen B. Correll, Samuel B. Jones, K E Blum, R.L. Wilbur, P.L. Redfearn, GF Baker, R.E. Shanks, A. J. Sharp, A. Clebsch, L.H. Chinners, R. Vorris, C.L. Lundell, Amelia Lundell, John W. Thierest, H. R. Reed, Raymond Athey,Arthur Stanley Pease, Scott McCoy, M. Morgan, H.E. Ahles, C. R. Bell, J. Kevin England, Brian R. Keener, William B. Fox, R.L. Wilbur, B. L. Turner, B.E> Smith, R. B. Carr. States and counties: Florida (Liberty, Franklin, Wakulla, Leon), Georgia (Thomas, Grady, Brooks, Liberty, Elbert, Lowndes, Decatur, Lee, Stanley, Emanual, Tift), Alabama (Marshall, Russell, Talladega, Cullman, Marengo) South Carolina (Barnwell, Richland, Darlington, Horry) Tennessee (Grundy, Coffee, Pickett) Louisiana (Vernon, Tangipahoa, Ouachita, Acadia) Mississippi (Clay, Forrest, Newton, Pearl River) Indiana (Jackson, Knox) Arkansas (Garland, Ashley, Conway, Marion, Saline) Texas (Wood, Smith, Upsur) Missouri (St. Clair, Carter, Greene) Kentucky (Trigg, Crittenden) Virginia (Sussex) North Carolina (Halifax, Warren, Scotland, Cumberland, Washington, Martin, Granville, Johnston, Wilson, Bladen, Orange, Franklin)