Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Pediomelum tenuiflorum Pursh (Egan)
(Slender Scurf Pea)


Family: Fabaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) (Kuntze)
Psoralea lanceolata Pursh
Psoralea micrantha Torrey
Psoralidium micranthum (Gray) Rydberg

Pediomelum tenuiflorum is a tall and branched. The leaves are mostly trifoliate and the leaflets are glandular dotted. The corolla is lavender. Pediomelum tenuiflorum is found in dry areas and in town at lower to middle elevation.
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Pediomelum tenuiflorum, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City



Pediomelum tenuiflorum, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, June 22, 2008



Pediomelum tenuiflorum, leaflets glandular dotted, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, June 22, 2008



Pediomelum tenuiflorum, being pollinated, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, June 22, 2008



Pediomelum tenuiflorum, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Scott Park, May 20, 2009



Pediomelum tenuiflorum, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Scott Park, May 20, 2009


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