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Pediomelum canescens
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pediomelum canescens, commonly known as buckroot, hoary scurfpea, and eastern prairie-turnip, is a species of perennial legume endemic to the southeast region of the United States.[2][3]
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Description
Pediomelum canescens grows as a shrub or subshrub, reaching between 30 and 100 cm (1.0 and 3.3 ft) in height. The leaves may be palmate or odd-pinnate, and are 1 to 3 foliate.[4] Leaflets are elliptic to obovate in shape, ranging between 1.5 and 6 cm (0.6 and 2.4 in) in length and 1 to 3 cm (0.4 to 1.2 in) in width.[5]
When inflorescence occurs, blooms are blue to purple in color.[6] Petals may be between 8 and 15 mm (0.3 and 0.6 in) in length. When fruit is produced it is ovoid in shape and approximately 1 centimeters in length.[5]
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Distribution and habitat
This species's native range encompasses the United States coastal plain, stretching from southeastern Virginia to Florida and westward to Alabama.[2]
This species primarily occurs in sandy habitats, such as within pine flatwoods or longleaf pine sandhills.[4][7]
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