Slim-flower Scurf-pea
Scurfy Pea
Psoralidium tenuiflorum
Observed in open, ponderosa forest in upper Reynolds Creek, Sierra Ancha, Gila Co., Arizona, USA. 10 June 2010.
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FLOWERS: Slender, tall spikes of purple to paler lavender pea flowers.
Under ideal conditions plants will branch repeatedly producing many flower
spikes.
LEAVES: Leaves are alternate and distinctly three-parted. With
magnification small glands are visible and are responsible for the unpleasant
odor.
PERENNIAL: An herbaceous plant mostly less than a meter tall. Regrowing
for several years from a root stock.
RANGE: Found in montane habitats through much of Arizona.
FRUIT: The short bean pod typically holds just a single bean seed.
UNARMED. No spines.
Fabaceae -- Bean Family
More Information:
- Southwest Environmental Information Network
- USDA Plant Profile
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Google Images
- Google Scholar Literature Search