Psorothamnus fremontii, the Fremont's dalea or Fremont's indigo bush (after John C. Frémont[1]) is a perennial legume shrub.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Psorothamnus |
Species: | P. fremontii |
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Psorothamnus fremontii is common to the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico - in the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, Sonora, and Baja California.[2]
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.[3]
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Psorothamnus fremontii |
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Dalea fremontii |