Psorothamnus schottii |
Psorothamnus polydenius |
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indigo-bush, Schott's dalea, Schott's indigo-bush |
dotted dalea, Nevada dalea |
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Habit | Shrubs. | Shrubs. | ||||
Stems | 1–2.5 dm, eglandular and usually glabrous or sparsely strigulose when young, rarely canescent. |
4–10(–15) dm, densely gland-dotted when young, silky-pilosulous, hairs retrorse. |
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Branches | divaricate; sterile shoots on shorter lateral branches sharp-tipped. |
divaricate; sterile shoots almost sharp-tipped. |
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Leaves | unifoliolate or pinnate, (0.7–)1–3 cm; leaflets 1 (or 3), blades linear, 6–30 mm, terminal leaflet longer than laterals, surfaces usually glabrous with glandular margins abaxially, densely silvery-pubescent adaxially. |
pinnate, 0.7–2.7 cm; leaflets 7–13, blades obovate to suborbiculate, 1–4.5 mm, terminal leaflet shorter than laterals, surfaces with submarginal and apical glands abaxially, glands visible, pubescent. |
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Racemes | loose; rachis without thornlike tip in anthesis, 1–9 cm; bracts triangular-subulate, 0.5–1.3 mm; bracteoles present. |
dense to relatively loose; rachis not spine-tipped in anthesis, 0.3–3 cm; bracts lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 1.6–6.5 mm; bracteoles absent. |
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Flowers | calyx (4–)4.6–5.7(–6.5) mm, glabrous or strigulose externally, tube (2.8–)3.3–4.3(–4.6) mm, ribs prominent, narrow abaxial intervals each with 1–5 glands in 1 row, broader adaxial intervals each with 1–17 glands in 2 rows, lobes ovate-deltate to triangular, abaxial lobe slightly shorter and narrower; corolla deep blue, banner with yellow eye; banner flabellate, (6.4–)7.1–10.5 mm, tapered to cuneate claw, apex retuse; wings broadly oblong, (6–)7–8.6 × 3–4.2 mm; keel broadly oblong, (6.1–)6.5–8(–8.8) × 3.7–4.7 mm; stamens 7–11 mm; filaments distinct to 3.5–6.5 mm; anthers 0.9–1.3 mm, connective not gland-tipped. |
calyx 3.9–5.3(–8.3) mm, pilosulous throughout or tube glabrous, tube 1.9–2.8(–3) mm, ribs prominent, intervals each with 1 row of 2–6 glands, lobes triangular-lanceolate to lanceolate, abaxial lobe longer; corolla pink-purple, banner with yellow eye; banner 4.6–6.1(–6.6) mm, ovate-cordate, ovate, base cordate, apex emarginate, claw linear; wings oblong, 4–5(–5.4) × 1.5–2.1 mm; keel obovate, (3.7–)4–5.3 × 2.4–3.7 mm; stamens 5.2–6.8 mm; filaments distinct to (1.5–)2–3 mm; anthers (0.5–)0.6–0.8(–1) mm, connective gland-tipped. |
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Legumes | obovoid, 7–10 mm, with large, separate glands, puberulent distally. |
obliquely obovoid, 2.5 mm, with large glands distally, glabrous proximally, sparsely pilosulous distally. |
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Seeds | 6–8 mm. |
2–2.5 mm. |
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2n | = 20. |
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Psorothamnus schottii |
Psorothamnus polydenius |
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Phenology | Flowering (fall–)late winter–early spring(–late spring). | |||||
Habitat | Rocky and sandy desert flats, slopes, washes. | |||||
Elevation | 5–800 m. (0–2600 ft.) | |||||
Distribution |
AZ; CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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sw United States
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Discussion | In California, Psorothamnus schottii is known from the Sonoran Desert regions in the very southeastern parts of the state. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 11. | FNA vol. 11. | ||||
Parent taxa | Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Psorothamnus | Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Psorothamnus | ||||
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Synonyms | Dalea schottii | Dalea polydenia | ||||
Name authority | (Torrey) Barneby: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 31. (1977) | (Torrey) Rydberg in N. L. Britton et al.: N. Amer. Fl. 24: 46. (1919) — (as polyadenius) | ||||
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