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Orbexilum pedunculatum

(P. Mill.) Rydb.

Sampson's Snakeroot

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135356
Element CodePDFAB5K012
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusOrbexilum
Synonyms
Orbexilum pedunculatum var. pedunculatumPsoralea psoralioides var. eglandulosa(Ell.) Freeman
Other Common Names
Sampson's snakeroot (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents the narrow concept of Orbexilum pedunculatum not including O. psoralioides, following FNA (vol. 11, 2023). In contrast, Kartesz (1994, 1999) treated O. pedunculatum in a broad sense with two varieties distinguished: O. pedunculatum var. pedunculatum and O. pedunculatum var. psoralioides.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-05-31
Change Date1993-05-31
Rank Reasons
Rank provided by NCHP during data exchange Apr/1994.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS4Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
OhioS3Yes
TexasSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
GeorgiaS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
KansasS3Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Irish Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest1,226
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.