Amorpha californica Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

  • Family

    Fabaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Amorpha californica Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

  • Primary Citation

    Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1: 306. 1838

  • Type Specimens

    Specimen 1: Type -- T. Nuttall s.n., verif. R. L. Wilbur, 1973

    Remarks: Holotype or Isotype

  • Common Names

    California false indigo, mock locust

  • Description

    Distribution: California, Arizona, and northern Baja California

    Description: Glandular, thornless shrub with leaves made up of spiny, oval-shaped leaflets each tipped with a resin gland. The scattered inflorescences are spike-like racemes of flowers, each flower with a single purple petal and ten protruding stamens. The fruit is a legume pod containing usually a single seed.

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