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Rupertia physodes

forest scurfpea, California tea
Habit Herbaceous, glandular-dotted, sparingly branched perennial 5-7 dm. tall.
Leaves

Leaves alternate, trifoliate, the leaflets ovate-lanceolate, entire, 2.5-4 cm. long;

stipules linear.
Flowers

Inflorescence a short, congested, axillary, pedunculate raceme with 15-20 flowers;

flowers pea-like, 9-12 mm. long;

calyx black-hairy, tubular, 6-8 mm. long, the 5 teeth lanceolate, equal;

banner of the corolla yellowish-green, about equaling the wings, the keel purplish-tipped;

stamens 10, the filaments united.
Fruits

Pod 5 mm. long, globose, sparsely dark-hairy.

Rupertia physodes
Flowering time May-June
Habitat Prairie and forest edges at low elevations.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, disjunct in northeastern Oregon and adjacent Idaho.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
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