Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Martyniaceae
Genus:
Proboscidea Schmidel Schmidel
Species:
Proboscidea louisianica (P. Miller) Thell.
Species Common Name:
Unicorn plant
Habitat:
Riverbanks; sandy habitats
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare northwest, east central, southeast and south central: Dickinson county 1912, Emmet county 1883, Keokuk county 1897, Madison county 1910, Muscatine county 1884 and Scott county
Origin:
Native of U.S., but not Iowa
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e8623