Family: Fabaceae Pea Family
Genus: Amorpha False Indigo
Genus of plants native to North America. Flowers are bell-shaped and grow in tight racemes, atypical of most other leguminous plants.
Scientific Name: Amorpha canescens Pursh
Common Name(s): Leadplant
Growth Type: perennial
Species Description:
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 | Caption: Illustration depicting Leadplant's alternate, pinnately compound leaves and spike inflorescence.
ID: Hrb-AMHCN-005
Source: 35mm slide (illustration)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense, leaf
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 | Caption: Leadplant's alternate, pinnately compound leaves.
ID: Hrb-AMHCN-001
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, vegetative
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 | Caption: Leadplant's grayish pubescence on the plants surface makes it stand out among other plants.
ID: Hrb-AMHCN-006
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): vegetative
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 | Caption: Leadplant's pinnately compound leaves and purple-blue inflorescence with orange anthers.
ID: Hrb-AMHCN-007
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense, leaf
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 | Caption: Leadplant's pinnately compound leaves with a dense grayish pubescence covering the surface of the plant. These flowering plants have blue-purple spike inflorescence.
ID: Hrb-AMHCN-002
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense, leaf
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 | Caption: Leadplant's spikes of maturing pod shaped fruit.
ID: Hrb-AMHCN-003
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): fruit, mature
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