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Psorothamnus arborescens var. californicus
Photo is of parent taxon
Leaves

0.3–3.5 cm;

leaflets (1 or)5 or 7(or 9), blades linear-oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 2–12 mm, surfaces silky-strigulose.
Flowers

calyx 5.2–6.9 mm, tube 3–4.2 mm, silky-canescent externally;

corolla indigo blue;

banner 6.3–7.8 mm;

keel 5.8–6.4 mm.
2n

= 10.

Psorothamnus arborescens var. californicus
Phenology Flowering late winter–spring.
Habitat Stony, rocky, or sandy ground in creosote-bush scrub, regions transitional to oak-juniper-manzanita associations.
Elevation 100–1100 m. (300–3600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
Discussion

Variety californicus is known from the San Bernardino Mountains and adjacent desert regions.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Psorothamnus > Psorothamnus arborescens
Sibling taxa
P. arborescens var. arborescens, P. arborescens var. minutifolius, P. arborescens var. pubescens
Synonyms Dalea californica, Parosela californica, Parosela californica var. simplicifolia, P. arborescens var. simplicifolius
Name authority (S. Watson) Sutherland: Gandhi & Vincent, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 14: 188. (2020)
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