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Ladeania lanceolata

Fabaceae

Lemon Scurfpea

Ladeania lanceolata
Erect from rhizomes, without thorns. Stem green, sometimes yellow at base. Leaves palmately compound with petioles to 1 in. long. Leaflets 3, lance-shaped. Flowers few, purple or white, in clusters on short stalks from main stem. Seedpod more or less round. Grows in floodplains, sandy soils, savannas.

  • Rarity: Locally Common
  • Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
  • Flower Form: Pea flowers, compound leaves
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Height: To 30 inches
  • Habitat: Moist Riverbanks, Shrub-Steppe
  • Found In: East Gorge, Great Basin, Steens
  • Native: Yes
  • Also Known As: Lanceleaf Scurf-Pea
  • Latin Synonyms: Psoralea lanceolata, Psoralidium lanceolatum

Map of where Ladeania lanceolata is found