Orbexilum onobrychis, commonly called French-grass[1] or lanceleaf scurfpea,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is native to the eastern United States where its range is concentrated in the Midwest and Upper South.[3] Its natural habitat is primarily prairies and riverbanks, typically in mesic or wet areas.[2][4] It is an uncommon species, and can be found in high-quality prairie remnants as well as more disturbed areas.[4][5]
It is a rhizomatous perennial that forms large colonies. It has pinnately trifoliate leaves, with large lanceolate leaflets.[5] Its flowers are pale blue or purple, and produced in racemes. Bloom time is from late spring to early summer.[4] Its fruits are beans, which are 6–8 mm long and distinctively warty.
The caterpillars of the rare moth Hystrichophora loricana are known to use Orbexilum onobrychis as their exclusive foodplant.[6]
Referencesedit
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Orbexilum onobrychis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ abAlan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
^"Orbexilum onobrychis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
orbexilum, onobrychis, commonly, called, french, grass, lanceleaf, scurfpea, species, flowering, plant, legume, family, fabaceae, native, eastern, united, states, where, range, concentrated, midwest, upper, south, natural, habitat, primarily, prairies, riverba. Orbexilum onobrychis commonly called French grass 1 or lanceleaf scurfpea 2 is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae It is native to the eastern United States where its range is concentrated in the Midwest and Upper South 3 Its natural habitat is primarily prairies and riverbanks typically in mesic or wet areas 2 4 It is an uncommon species and can be found in high quality prairie remnants as well as more disturbed areas 4 5 Orbexilum onobrychis Conservation status Secure NatureServe Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Fabales Family Fabaceae Subfamily Faboideae Tribe Psoraleeae Genus Orbexilum Species O onobrychis Binomial name Orbexilum onobrychis Nutt Rydb Synonyms Psoralea onobrychis It is a rhizomatous perennial that forms large colonies It has pinnately trifoliate leaves with large lanceolate leaflets 5 Its flowers are pale blue or purple and produced in racemes Bloom time is from late spring to early summer 4 Its fruits are beans which are 6 8 mm long and distinctively warty The caterpillars of the rare moth Hystrichophora loricana are known to use Orbexilum onobrychis as their exclusive foodplant 6 References edit USDA NRCS n d Orbexilum onobrychis The PLANTS Database plants usda gov Greensboro North Carolina National Plant Data Team Retrieved 1 October 2018 a b Alan Weakley 2015 Flora of the Southern and Mid Atlantic States Orbexilum onobrychis County level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas NAPA Biota of North America Program BONAP 2014 Retrieved 30 September 2018 a b c French grass Orbexilum onobrychis Illinois Wildflowers a b Yatskievych George 2013 Flora of Missouri Volume 3 Missouri Botanical Garden Press pp 113 114 Hystrichophora loricana NatureServe Retrieved 2018 10 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orbexilum onobrychis amp oldid 1123619839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
