Psorothamnus schottii (Torr.) Barneby

Synonymy

This species is also referred to as Psorodendron schottii.

Growth Form and Size

It is a shrub that reaches a maximum height close to two meters.

Stem Characteristics

Its highly branched stems range in color from green to woolly gray-green, and are glandular.

Leaf Characteristics

The leaves are linear, marked with gland pits, measure up to 3 centimeters long, and are not divided into leaflets.

Inflorescence Structure

The inflorescence is an open raceme that holds up to 15 flowers.

Flower Characteristics

Each flower has a deep purple-blue pea-shaped corolla up to one centimeter long, borne in a glandular tubular calyx of sepals with pointed lobes.

Fruit Characteristics

The fruit is a legume pod covered in glands that contains a single seed.