Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
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Catalog Number:
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2754
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Record ID:
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KBS_LARC.2754_1200.Tep_vir2.tif
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Global Unique Identifier:
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URN:science:KBS:wildflower:2754
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Institution Code:
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KBS
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Date Last Modified:
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12/16/2004
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Basis Of Record:
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observation
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Scientific Name:
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Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
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Family:
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Fabaceae
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Genus:
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Tephrosia
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Species:
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virginiana
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Scientific Name Author:
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(L.) Pers.
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State or Province:
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Kansas
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County:
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Douglas
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Locality:
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Jct US 56 & Douglas Co 1055, 1.4 mi S. Pioneer Cemetery.
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Physiographic Province:
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Osage Cuestas
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Associated Plant Community:
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Tallgrass Prairie
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Collector:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Date Collected:
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5/30/1987
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Rights:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Source:
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Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
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Genus Name Meaning:
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From Greek tephros, "ash-colored"
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Species Name Meaning:
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of Virginia
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Common Names:
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Goat's rue
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Common Names:
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Catgut
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Description:
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Plant life form: Perennial
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Description:
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Height: 2-7 dm
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Description:
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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.
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Description:
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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.
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Description:
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Habitat: Prairies, open woods, sand dunes, and roadsides.
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Description:
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Range in Kansas: Eastern half of the state.
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Description:
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Edible uses: Plant contains rotenone which can be poisonous if ingested in large quantities
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Description:
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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.
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Description:
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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.
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Description:
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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.
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Description:
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Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in dry, sandy, well-drained soil in full sun. Will adapt to poor soils.
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Description:
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Propagation: Seed--plant in fall.
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Color:
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Pinkish
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