General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 36 inches
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Wild Alfalfa
  • Slender-flowered Scurf Pea
  • Slimflower Scurfpea
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Psoralea tenuiflora
  • Synonym: Psoralidium tenuiflorum

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Location: Wasatch Front, Utah
Date: 2015-06-07
Location: Pawnee County, Nebraska
Date: 2012-07-11
Location: Pawnee County, Nebraska
Date: 2012-07-11
Location: Pawnee County, Nebraska
Date: 2012-07-11
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2012-09-13
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2012-09-13
Location: Denver Metro, CO
Date: 2012-09-13
Grows nicely here in Colorado
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