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Pediomelum canescens

(Michx.) Rydb.

Hoary Scurfpea

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139385

Element CodePDFAB5L010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusPediomelum

Synonyms

Psoralea canescensMichx.

Other Common Names

Buckroot (EN) buckroot (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x

Review Date2018-08-10

Change Date2018-08-10

Edition Date2018-08-10

Edition AuthorsD. Gries (1998), rev. Treher (2018)

Threat ImpactUnknown

Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 - 300

Rank Reasons

Endemic to the southeastern United States, Pediomelum canescens tends to occur as very widely scattered individuals in sandhill habitats. It is known from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and is rare in Virginia. There are many occurrences documented by herbarium records.

Range Extent Comments

Pediomelum canescens is endemic to the southeastern United States and occurs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and southeastern Virginia (Isely, 1990).

Occurrences Comments

There are many occurrences documented by herbarium records.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in dry sandy woodlands and savannahs, sandhills, occasionally old fields (Isely, 1990).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S2	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes
Georgia	S3	Yes
Virginia	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clear Lake	Apalachicola National Forest	5,592

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
Isely, D. 1990. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. Vol. 3, Part 2. Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Univ. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 258 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S. 1996. Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia: working draft of 23 May 1996. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Southern Conservation Science Dept., Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Unpaginated.