Acmispon helleri (Britt.) A.A. Heller
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- Family
- Fabaceae
- Botanical Name
- Acmispon helleri (Britt.) A.A. Heller
- Common Name
- Carolina Prairie-trefoil
- Synonym(s)
- Acmispon americanus (Nuttall) Rydberg var. helleri (Briiton) Brouillet; Lotus helleri Britt.; Lotus unifoliolatus (Hooker) Bentham var. helleri (Britton) Kartesz & Gandhi
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Acmispon helleri (Britt.) A.A. Heller
- Comments
- Closely related to, and sometimes treated as a var. of Acmispon americanus (Nutt.) Rydb. (= Lotus unifoliatus [Hook.] Benth.) of midwestern prairies. If considered (as here) a separate species, A. helleri is a narrow Piedmont endemic, ranging from sc. VA to ne. GA.
- Habitat
- Road banks, clearings, and old fields, usually in dry, barren, clay soils. This se. Piedmont endemic may have originally been associated with fire-influenced oak woodlands and prairies. Rare, s. Piedmont (Bedford, Charlotte, Halifax, and Pittsylvania counties).
- Native Status
- Native
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