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Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting
ram's horn

       
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Proboscidea fragrans

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Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

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Synonyms:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

  MAFR6 Martynia fragrans Lindl.
  PRFR3 Proboscidea fragrans (Lindl.) Decne.
 

Distribution:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

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USA (MA, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

View 7 genera in Pedaliaceae, 5 species in Proboscidea, 2 subspecies in Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell.
 

Classification:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Pedaliaceae – Sesame family
Genus Proboscidea Schmidel – unicorn-plant
Species Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. – ram's horn
Subspecies Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting – ram's horn
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Proboscidea louisianica
Louisiana unicorn-plant              Extirpated
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Washington:
Proboscidea louisianica
unicorn-plant              Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

Proboscidea louisianica
aphid trap
devil's claw
unicorn-plant

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

Proboscidea louisianica:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC+ FACU FACU FAC+ FACU FACU FAC- FAC UPL FACU- FAC* NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524592.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 

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