Amorpha canescens Pursh

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Fabaceae

• Scientific Name

  Amorpha canescens Pursh

• Description

  Species Description - Shrub 5–10 dm, erect or ascending, simple or sparingly branched, ordinarily closely canescent throughout; petioles 1–3 mm; lfls crowded, 13–20 pairs, 1–2 cm, inconspicuously or scarcely punctate; racemes usually clustered in groups of 5–20+, the terminal one 5–15 cm, the others shorter; cal-lobes lanceolate, subequal, mostly 1–1.5 mm, half to two-thirds as long as the tube; banner 4.5–6 mm; fr canescent, 4 mm; 2n=20. Dry prairies and sandy open woods; s. Mich. to Minn. and Sask., s. to Ill., Mo., Ark., Tex., and N.M. June, July. The rare hybrid with no. 4 [Amorpha fruticosa L.] is A. ×notha E. J. Palmer.

• Common Names

  lead-plant