Fabaceae

Psoralidium lanceolatum

Lemon Scurfpea

Erect from rhizomes, without thorns. Stem green, sometimes yellow at base. Leaves palmately compound with petioles to 1 in. long. Leaflets 3, lance-shaped. Flowers few, purple or white, in clusters on short stalks from main stem. Seedpod more or less round. Grows in floodplains, sandy soils, savannas.

• Rarity: Locally Common
• Flowering Time: All Summer
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Height: To 30 inches
• Habitat: Shrub-Steppe, Moist Riverbanks
• Found In: East Gorge, Steens, Great Basin
• Native: Yes