Psorothamnus scoparius
| Psorothamnus scoparius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Psorothamnus |
| Species: | P. scoparius
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| Binomial name | |
| Psorothamnus scoparius (A.Gray) Rydb.
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Psorothamnus scoparius is a thornless bush in the bean family (Fabaceae), native to North America.[1][2] It is known as broom smokebush and broom dalea.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Psorothamnus scoparius is native to the southwestern United States, from western Texas through New Mexico to eastern Arizona, and the northernmost western regions of Mexico. The shrub typically grows in high deserts at elevations of 3,000 to 6,000 ft (910 to 1,830 m), centered in the sand scrub communities of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion but extending into the Little Colorado River valley of northeastern Arizona, at lower elevations of the Colorado Plateau.[4][5]
Description
[edit]Broom dalea is a short shrub with cyan colored branches and small purple flowers.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. The University of Texas at Austin.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Psorothamnus scoparius". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "SEINet Portal Network - Psorothamnus scoparius". swbiodiversity.org. SEINet Arizona-New Mexico Chapter. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Plants Profile for Psorothamnus scoparius (broom dalea)". plants.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ "Psorothamnus scoparius (Gray) Rydb". Cite Seer. CiteSeer. Retrieved 1 September 2020.