COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
2754
catalog_number
2754
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.2754_1200.Tep_vir2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.2754_1200.Tep_vir2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:2754
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:2754
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
scientific_name
Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Fabaceae
family
Fabaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Tephrosia
genus
Tephrosia
Genus
false
Species:
virginiana
specific_epithet
virginiana
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
(L.) Pers.
scientific_name_author
(L.) Pers.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Douglas
county
Douglas
County
false
Locality:
Jct US 56 & Douglas Co 1055, 1.4 mi S. Pioneer Cemetery.
locality
Jct US 56 & Douglas Co 1055, 1.4 mi S. Pioneer Cemetery.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
5/30/1987
date_collected
5/30/1987
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek tephros, "ash-colored"
genus_name_meaning
From Greek tephros, "ash-colored"
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
of Virginia
species_name_meaning
of Virginia
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Goat's rue
common_names
Goat's rue
Common Names
false
Common Names:
Catgut
common_names
Catgut
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 2-7 dm
description
Height: 2-7 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers have a prominent pale yellow to lemon yellow upper petal with remaining petals pink or rose. Flowers bloom from May to June.
description
Species description: Flowers have a prominent pale yellow to lemon yellow upper petal with remaining petals pink or rose. Flowers bloom from May to June.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Erect, hairy perennial herb with deep woody roots. One to several stems arise from the base and are unbranched or weakly branched above. Leaves are alternate and odd-pinnately compound with 7-31 leaflets.
description
Species description: Erect, hairy perennial herb with deep woody roots. One to several stems arise from the base and are unbranched or weakly branched above. Leaves are alternate and odd-pinnately compound with 7-31 leaflets.
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Prairies, open woods, sand dunes, and roadsides.
description
Habitat: Prairies, open woods, sand dunes, and roadsides.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern half of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern half of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Edible uses: Plant contains rotenone which can be poisonous if ingested in large quantities
description
Edible uses: Plant contains rotenone which can be poisonous if ingested in large quantities
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Tea made from roots used to treat urinary infections, coughs and lung problems, fevers, and to expel worms. Also used to rinse hair to treat and prevent baldness.
description
Medicinal Uses: Tea made from roots used to treat urinary infections, coughs and lung problems, fevers, and to expel worms. Also used to rinse hair to treat and prevent baldness.
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Plant contains rotenone which is an insecticide and causes paralysis and death in fish. Native American tribes used roots of plant when fishing to paralyze fish.
description
Other uses: Plant contains rotenone which is an insecticide and causes paralysis and death in fish. Native American tribes used roots of plant when fishing to paralyze fish.
Description
false
Description:
Warnings: POISONOUS--Plant contains rotenone which causes paralysis and death in fish and insects and can be poisonous to humans if ingested in large quantities.
description
Warnings: POISONOUS--Plant contains rotenone which causes paralysis and death in fish and insects and can be poisonous to humans if ingested in large quantities.
Description
false
Description:
Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in dry, sandy, well-drained soil in full sun. Will adapt to poor soils.
description
Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in dry, sandy, well-drained soil in full sun. Will adapt to poor soils.
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in fall.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in fall.
Description
false
Color:
Pinkish
color
Pinkish
Color
false