Psorothamnus fremontii
Appearance
Psorothamnus fremontii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Psorothamnus |
Species: | P. fremontii
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Binomial name | |
Psorothamnus fremontii |
Psorothamnus fremontii, the Fremont's dalea or Fremont's indigo bush (after John C. Frémont[1]) is a perennial legume shrub.
Distribution
[edit]Psorothamnus fremontii is common to the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico - in the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, Sonora, and Baja California.[2]
The plant is found in the Sonoran Deserts (including the Colorado Desert), the Great Basin Deserts, and the Mojave Desert sky islands, from 250–1,350 metres (820–4,430 ft) in elevation.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Michael L. Charters. "Botanical Names: F". California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations. Sierra Madre, CA. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ^ USDA
- ^ Jepson
External links
[edit] Media related to Psorothamnus fremontii at Wikimedia Commons
- Calflora Database: Psorothamnus fremontii (Fremont indigobush, Fremont's dalea, Fremont's indigo bush)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Psorothamnus fremontii
- USDA Plants Profile for Psorothamnus fremontii
- Psorothamnus fremontii profile - Lady Bird Johnson: "Wildflower Center".
- U.C. Photos Gallery — Psorothamnus fremontii
Categories:
- Psorothamnus
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Great Basin
- Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of Sonora
- Flora of Utah
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- John C. Frémont
- Taxa named by Asa Gray
- Taxa named by John Torrey
- Faboideae stubs