Leadplant

Plant Profile
	Common Name: Leadplant Species Name: Amorpha canescens Plant Type: Legume Family Name: Fabaceae, Pea Family

Plant Profile

Common Name: Leadplant

Species Name: Amorpha canescens

Plant Type: Legume

Family Name: Fabaceae, Pea Family

Plant Facts
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
Soil Type	Alkaline soils
Habitat	Tallgrass prairie, glades and open woodlands
Successional Stage	Late

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