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Anderson, Wynn

Psorothamnus fremontii

Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex A. Gray) Barneby

Fremont's Dalea, Fremont Indigo-bush

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PSFR

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Open, branching shrub; gland-dotted, silver-gray.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NV , UT
Native Distribution: California, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona.
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly washes, slopes, benches, flats, dunes, in Creosote Bush, Blackbrush, Joshua Tree communities.

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Bumble Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 15 - The American Southwest (1994) John Crossley

Additional resources

USDA: Find Psorothamnus fremontii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Psorothamnus fremontii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Psorothamnus fremontii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-07
Research By: TWC Staff

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