Sophora stenophylla
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| Species: | S. stenophylla
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Sophora stenophylla, the fringeleaf necklacepod,[1] or silvery sophora, is a perennial plant in the legume family (Fabaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[2]: 160
Description[]
Growth pattern[]
It is a perennial plant that grows 4 to 16 inches (100 to 410 mm) tall. Its lacy leaves and blue to purple flowers make it very distinctive in its communities. It spreads by underground roots.[3]
Leaves and stems[]
It has alternate, lacy, compound pinnate leaves with linear leaflets that are covered in dense, soft, and silvery hairs.
Inflorescence and fruit[]
It blooms from April to May.[2]: 160 The terminal stalks bear 12–39 blue to purple, pea-shaped flowers. Seed pods have short, stiff hairs and 1–5 seeds.
Habitat and range[]
It can be found in sandy soils in blackbrush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, and ponderosa pine forest communities in southern Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Ecological and human interactions[]
Its foliage and seeds are toxic to livestock in large amounts.
References[]
- ^ "Sophora stenophylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2014-09-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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