PLANTS Profile for Tephrosia hispidula (sprawling hoarypea)

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Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers.
sprawling hoarypea

Symbol:

TEHI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers.

Cracca hispidula

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 373. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers.

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Synonyms:
Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers.

	CRHI5	Cracca hispidula (Michx.) Kuntze
	TEEL3	Tephrosia elegans Nutt.

Distribution:
Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers.


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Related Taxa:
Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 29 species in Tephrosia

Classification:
Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers.

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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	Tephrosia Pers. – hoarypea
Species	Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers. – sprawling hoarypea

More Accounts and Images:
Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26988.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 07:50 PM CDT