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It is found in longleaf pine savannas (Kirkman et al 2004).
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''Tephrosia spicata'' can be found in coastal hammocks; wiregrass/pine communities; pine savannas; mixed hardwood forests; longleaf pine-turkey oak hills; turkey oak barrens; and longleaf pine scrub oak sand ridges (FSU Herbarium; Kirkman et al. 2004). It has been found in human disturbed areas such as railroad beds, cut over pine flatwoods, and roadsides. Soil types include loamy sand, sandy loam, clay soil, sand, sandy peat, and sandy clay (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Phlox floridana, Calamintha dentata, Canna, Sambucus, Aristida stricta, Rhynchospora, Tephrosia floridana'' and ''T. chrysophylla'' (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 09:53, 3 November 2015

Tephrosia spicata
Tephrosia spicata Gil.jpg
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. spicata
Binomial name
Tephrosia spicata
(Walter) Torr. & A. Gray
TEPH SPIC dist.jpg
Natural range of Tephrosia spicata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: spiked hoarypea

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Tephrosia spicata can be found in coastal hammocks; wiregrass/pine communities; pine savannas; mixed hardwood forests; longleaf pine-turkey oak hills; turkey oak barrens; and longleaf pine scrub oak sand ridges (FSU Herbarium; Kirkman et al. 2004). It has been found in human disturbed areas such as railroad beds, cut over pine flatwoods, and roadsides. Soil types include loamy sand, sandy loam, clay soil, sand, sandy peat, and sandy clay (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Phlox floridana, Calamintha dentata, Canna, Sambucus, Aristida stricta, Rhynchospora, Tephrosia floridana and T. chrysophylla (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

It is dispersed by gravity (Kirkman et al 2004).

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Kirkman, L.K., K.L. Coffey, R.J. Mitchell, and E.B. Moser. 2004. Ground Cover Recovery Patterns and Life-History Traits: Implications for Restoration Obstacles and Opportunities in a Species-Rich Savanna. Journal of Ecology 92:409-421