Psorothamnus fremontii

Psorothamnus fremontii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Psorothamnus
Species: P. fremontii
Binomial name
Psorothamnus fremontii
(Torr. ex A.Gray) Barneby

Psorothamnus fremontii, the Frémont's dalea or Frémont's indigo bush — after John C. Frémont,[1] is a perennial legume shrub.

Distribution

Psorothamnus fremontii is common to the Southwestern United States and Northwest Mexico - in the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, Sonora, and Baja California.[2]

The plant is found in the Sonoran Deserts, including the Colorado Desert, the Great Basin Deserts, and in the Mojave Desert sky islands, from 250–1,350 metres (820–4,430 ft) in elevation.[3]

References

  1. Michael L. Charters. "Botanical Names: F". California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations. Sierra Madre, CA. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  2. USDA
  3. Jepson

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