About Psoralea L.
Psoralea L. is a perennial herb. It has a branching, heavily glandular stem that grows 30 to 60 centimeters tall. Its leaves are palmately compound, typically consisting of three linear or lance-shaped leaflets that grow on a short petiole. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers that emerges from a leaf axil. Each flower is under one centimeter long, with a pealike corolla that ranges in color from light purple-blue to white. The fruit it produces is a hairy, glandular, spherical legume. Among the Zuni people, fresh flowers of this plant are eaten to treat stomachaches.
