COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
3719
catalog_number
3719
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.3719_1200.Des_ill2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.3719_1200.Des_ill2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3719
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3719
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:
Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM.
scientific_name
Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Mimosaceae
family
Mimosaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Desmanthus
genus
Desmanthus
Genus
false
Species:
illinoensis
specific_epithet
illinoensis
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
(Michx.) MacM.
scientific_name_author
(Michx.) MacM.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Douglas
county
Douglas
County
false
Locality:
Lawrence, W side of town. University of Kansas West Campus, NW of pond N of Foley Hall.
locality
Lawrence, W side of town. University of Kansas West Campus, NW of pond N of Foley Hall.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Disturbed
associated_plant_community
Disturbed
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
7/28/1990
date_collected
7/28/1990
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 desme ("bundle") and anthos ("flower")
genus_name_meaning
From Greek desme ("bundle") and anthos ("flower")
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
of Illinois
species_name_meaning
of Illinois
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Illinois bundleflower
common_names
Illinois bundleflower
Common Names
false
Common Names:
False sensitive plant
common_names
False sensitive plant
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 3-20 dm
description
Height: 3-20 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are whitish to tan and bloom from June to August.
description
Species description: Flowers are whitish to tan and bloom from June to August.
Description
false
Description:
"Species description: Erect perennial herb with a woody rootstock. The stems are somewhat woody, ridged, and strongly angled. Leaves are alternate and bipinnately compound with 6-12 segments each with 20-30 pairs of leaflets."
description
"Species description: Erect perennial herb with a woody rootstock. The stems are somewhat woody, ridged, and strongly angled. Leaves are alternate and bipinnately compound with 6-12 segments each with 20-30 pairs of leaflets."
Description
false
Description:
"Habitat: Prairies, open wooded slopes, stream banks, roadsides, and disturbed sites."
description
"Habitat: Prairies, open wooded slopes, stream banks, roadsides, and disturbed sites."
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Throughout the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Throughout the state.
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Tea made from boiled leaves used as wash to treat itch.
description
Medicinal Uses: Tea made from boiled leaves used as wash to treat itch.
Description
false
Description:
"Notes: Plant has high protein content, nutritious and readily eaten by livestock and wildlife."
description
"Notes: Plant has high protein content, nutritious and readily eaten by livestock and wildlife."
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in average, moist, well-drained soil in full sun."
description
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in average, moist, well-drained soil in full sun."
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring. Will self-seed.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring. Will self-seed.
Description
false
Color:
White
color
White
Color
false