Psorodendron fremontii

Psorodendron fremontii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Dalbergioids
Tribe: Amorpheae
Genus: Psorodendron
Species:
P. fremontii
Binomial name
Psorodendron fremontii
Synonyms[1]
  • Dalea fremontii Torr. ex A.Gray (1854) (basionym)
  • Dalea fremontii var. johnsonii (S.Watson) Munz
  • Dalea johnsonii S.Watson
  • Parosela fremontii (Torr. ex A.Gray) Vail
  • Parosela fremontii var. johnsonii (S.Watson) Jeps.
  • Parosela johnsonii (S.Watson) Vail
  • Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex A.Gray) Barneby
  • Psorodendron johnsonii (S.Watson) Rydb.
  • Psorothamnus fremontii var. attenuatus Barneby
  • Psorothamnus fremontii var. fremontii

Psorodendron fremontii, the Fremont's dalea or Fremont's indigo bush (after John C. Frémont[2]) is a perennial legume shrub.

Distribution

Psorodendron fremontii is common to the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico - in the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, Sonora, and Baja California.[3]

The plant is found in the Sonoran Deserts (including the Colorado Desert), the Great Basin Deserts, and the Mojave Desert sky islands, from 250–1,350 metres (820–4,430 ft) in elevation.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Psorodendron fremontii (Torr. ex A.Gray) Rydb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ Michael L. Charters. "Botanical Names: F". California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations. Sierra Madre, CA. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  3. ^ USDA
  4. ^ Jepson

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