COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
3703
catalog_number
3703
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.3703_1200.Pso_ten2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.3703_1200.Pso_ten2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3703
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3703
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:
Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.
scientific_name
Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Fabaceae
family
Fabaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Psoralidium
genus
Psoralidium
Genus
false
Species:
tenuiflorum
specific_epithet
tenuiflorum
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
(Pursh) Rydb.
scientific_name_author
(Pursh) Rydb.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Osage
county
Osage
County
false
Locality:
Overbrook, 6 mi W. Osage State Fishing Lake.
locality
Overbrook, 6 mi W. Osage State Fishing Lake.
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:
6/1/1990
date_collected
6/1/1990
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 "scurphy" referring to glandular dots
genus_name_meaning
From Greek "scurphy" referring to glandular dots
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
having delicate flowers
species_name_meaning
having delicate flowers
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Wild alfalfa
common_names
Wild alfalfa
Common Names
false
Common Names:
Scurfy pea
common_names
Scurfy pea
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 2-12 dm
description
Height: 2-12 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are light blue to bluish-purple and bloom from May to July.
description
Species description: Flowers are light blue to bluish-purple and bloom from May to July.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Erect, hairy, perennial herb with a deep woody taproot. Stems are 1 to several and multi-branched. Leaves are gland-dotted, alternate, and palmately compound with 3-5 leaflets.
description
Species description: Erect, hairy, perennial herb with a deep woody taproot. Stems are 1 to several and multi-branched. Leaves are gland-dotted, alternate, and palmately compound with 3-5 leaflets.
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Prairies.
description
Habitat: Prairies.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Throughout the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Throughout the state.
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Tea from roots used to treat headaches, coughs, influenza.
description
Medicinal Uses: Tea from roots used to treat headaches, coughs, influenza.
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Kiowas made forks from stems. Dakotas wove together tops of plants and used as head covering in summer.
description
Other uses: Kiowas made forks from stems. Dakotas wove together tops of plants and used as head covering in summer.
Description
false
Description:
Cultivation: Drought-tolerant.
description
Cultivation: Drought-tolerant.
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seeds--plant in fall. Difficult to transplant because of deep roots.
description
Propagation: Seeds--plant in fall. Difficult to transplant because of deep roots.
Description
false
Color:
Bluish purple
color
Bluish purple
Color
false
Color:
Light blue
color
Light blue
Color
false