Psorothamnus fremontii
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Psorothamnus fremontii, the Frémont's dalea or Frémont's indigo bush — after John C. Frémont,[1] is a perennial legume shrub.
Distribution
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 in the Mojave Desert sky islands, from 250–1,350 metres (820–4,430 ft) in elevation.[3]
References
- ^ 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
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
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Categories:
- Psorothamnus
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- 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