Psoralea tenuiflora Pursh

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, Nebraska.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society.

close up image of Psoralea tenuiflora SCURFY PEA at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing loose raceme flower head, some flowers in bloom, others still in bud

field image of Psoralea tenuiflora SCURFY PEA at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing stem and many branch structure with leaf detail against bare ground & concrete sidewalk

field image of Psoralea tenuiflora SCURFY PEA at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing stem and leaf detail against bare ground & concrete sidewalk

close up image of Psoralea tenuiflora SCURFY PEA at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - head on view of a flower at bloom

field image of Psoralea tenuiflora SCURFY PEA at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing blue-violet flowers detailing difficulty distinguishing stems and leaves of this species from others

close up image of Psoralea tenuiflora SCURFY PEA at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - side view of a flower in bloom showing reddish bracts

close up image of Psoralea tenuiflora SCURFY PEA at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing petal detail and raceme structureThis species is featured in the soon-to-be-published book, Elusive Splendor: Wildflowers of the Tall Grass Prairie. Contact frank@black-sweater-art.com for more information.