Silverleaf scurf pea
Psoralea argophylla Pursh
scientific name, 2008
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) Grimes
other common names: scurf pea
Psoralea: from Greek, meaning “scurfy” or “scabby,” because of the glandular spots on the leaves, stems, and calyx
Argophylla: meaning “silvery-leaved”
Legume family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Photograph by Thomas Rosburg, Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest, Second Edition
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