Slimleaf Scurfpea

Plant Profile
FYUSE 3d Image	Common Name: Slimleaf Scurfpea Other Names: Slimflower Scurfpea, Wild Alfalfa, Gray Scurfpea, Prairie Turnip Species Name: Psoralidium tenuiflorum Plant Type: Legume Family Name: Fabaceae, Pea Family

Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Perennial
Distribution in the U.S.	Canada south to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and from Illinois and Wisconsin westward to Utah and Idaho
Distribution in Oklahoma	Throughout the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Elongate stems with fuzzy hairs
- Unbranched below, highly branched above
- 3 leaflets per leaf
- Leaves may look “waxy”
Floral
- Flowers light blue, purple or rarely white
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Compound, 1-pinnately
- Leaf Arrangement:Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Oblanceolate or elliptic
- Stipules: Present
Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 5, fused
- Flower Color: Light blue, purple or rarely white
- Flower Timing: June-September
- Fruit Type: Legumes