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Pea (Fabaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Pea (Fabaceae)

Amorpha canescens (Lead Plant)
This purple-flowering shrub grows to three feet tall in dry to mesic prairies. It blooms in late spring through summer. Each flower spike has tiny flowers with one 1/4" long curling petal that surrounds ten stamens. Each leaflet is oppositely pinnate and hairy in texture.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 32767

<i>Amorpha canescens</i> (Lead Plant)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Pea (Fabaceae)

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