PLANTS Profile for Orbexilum onobrychis (French-grass)

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Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.
French-grass

Symbol:

ORON

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.

Psoralea onobrychis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 365. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.

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Synonyms:
Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.

PSON

Psoralea onobrychis Nutt.

Distribution:
Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.


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USA (AR, IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NC, OH, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 7 species in Orbexilum

Classification:
Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Orbexilum Raf. – leather-root
Species	Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb. – French-grass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Iowa:
Psoralea onobrychis
Frenchgrass		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504047.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 09:29 AM MDT