Orbexilum macrophyllum (Rowlee ex Small) Rydb. (1919:5)
Largeleaf leather-root
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Psoralea macrophylla Rowlee in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 623 (1903)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Knapp et al., 2021; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1897 (Ripley, 1975:43; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024); 1899 (Knapp et al., 2021)
Distribution
Tryon Mountains, Polk County, North Carolina, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
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