PLANTS Profile for Proboscidea louisianica ssp. louisianica (ram's horn)

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PLANTS Profile

Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica
ram's horn

Symbol:

PRLOL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Pedaliaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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Line Drawing of Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

Martynia louisiana

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 239. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

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Synonyms:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

	MALO6	Martynia louisiana Mill., orth. var.
	MALO4	Martynia louisianica Mill.
	MAPR7	Martynia proboscidea Gloxin
	PRJU2	Proboscidea jussieui auct.

Distribution:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica


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USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, WY), CAN (ON, SK)

Related Taxa:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

View 7 genera in Pedaliaceae, 5 species in Proboscidea, 2 subspecies in Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell.

Classification:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Pedaliaceae – Sesame family
Genus	Proboscidea Schmidel – unicorn-plant
Species	Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. – ram's horn
Subspecies	Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica – ram's horn

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

The related entity italicized and indented below is 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.

Indiana:
Proboscidea louisianica
Louisiana unicorn-plant		Extirpated

Noxious Weed Information:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

The related entity italicized and indented above is 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Washington:
Proboscidea louisianica
unicorn-plant		Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine

U.S. Weed Information:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

Proboscidea louisianica
aphid trap
devil's claw
unicorn-plant

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

Proboscidea louisianica:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC+

FACU

FAC+

FACU

FAC-

FAC

UPL

FACU-

FAC*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524593.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Related Web Sites:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. louisianica

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