Slimleaf Scurfpea
| Plant Profile | |
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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 |
Examples of Slimleaf ScurfpeaPsoralidium tenuiflorum
| Plant Facts | |
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| 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
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Type | Various |
| Habitat | Prairies and open woodlands |
| Successional Stage | Late |
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