About Amorpha californica Nutt.
Amorpha californica is a glandular, thornless shrub. Its leaves are composed of oval, spiny leaflets, each tipped with a resin gland. The plant produces scattered, spike-like raceme inflorescences holding its flowers. Each individual flower has just one violet petal and ten protruding stamens. The fruit is a legume pod, which usually contains only a single seed.