Fabaceae FAMILY

Psorothamnus emoryi

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Psorothamnus emoryi is a perennial plant, sometimes herbaceous when young, with stems that become more or less woody as the plant ages. The plant usually eventually becomes a rounded shrub around 30 - 100cm tall and up to twice as wide[ 1359 Title Daleae Imagines; An Illustrated Revision of ERRAZURIZIA Philippi, PSOROTHAMNUS Rydberg, MARINA Liebmann, and DALEA L Publication Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Vol 27 pp 1 - 892, 1977 Author Barneby R.C. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York Year 1977 ISBN 0-89327-001-6 Description A very detailed treatment of the genera Errazurizia, Psorothamnus, Marina and Dalea ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthwestern N. America - southern California, southern Arizona, Mexico (Baja Norte, Baja Sur, Sonora)

HabitatDunes, sandy flats, washes; usually at elevations up to 350 metres, occasionally to 700 metres[ 1359 Title Daleae Imagines; An Illustrated Revision of ERRAZURIZIA Philippi, PSOROTHAMNUS Rydberg, MARINA Liebmann, and DALEA L Publication Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Vol 27 pp 1 - 892, 1977 Author Barneby R.C. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York Year 1977 ISBN 0-89327-001-6 Description A very detailed treatment of the genera Errazurizia, Psorothamnus, Marina and Dalea ].