Leadplant
Plant Profile | |
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Common Name: Leadplant Species Name: Amorpha canescens Plant Type: Legume Family Name: Fabaceae, Pea Family |
Plant Facts | |
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Origin | Native |
Duration | Perennial |
Distribution in the U.S. | Midwest; Canada to central Texas and northeast New Mexico |
Distribution in Oklahoma | Throughout the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Silver-gray foliage
- Leaves almost connected to branch
- Leaves compound with shorter, more circular leaf terminating branches
Floral
- Flowers small and tubular in erect, slender clusters; purple in color
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Compound, 1-pinnately
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Sessile or subsessile
- Stipules: Present
- Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 1, fused
- Flower Color: Bright purple or violet
- Flower Timing: May-July
- Fruit Type: Legumes
Habitat/Ecology | |
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Soil Type | Alkaline soils |
Habitat | Tallgrass prairie, glades and open woodlands |
Successional Stage | Late |
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