Fabaceae

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens Pursh

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Amorpha

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Leadplant: Floraison d'Amorpha canescens - Jardin des Plantes - Paris — Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: ناقصة شيباء, ناقصة مبيضة
arz: ناقصه شيباء
Chinese: 灰毛紫穗槐
English: Leadplant, Prairie shoestring
Russian: Аморфа седоватая

Synonyms

Amorpha brachycarpa E.J.Palmer
Amorpha canescens f. canescens
Amorpha canescens f. glabrata (A.Gray) Fassett
Amorpha canescens f. glabrescens Zabel
Amorpha canescens var. glabrata A.Gray
Amorpha canescens var. leptostachya A.Gray
Amorpha canescens var. typica C.K.Schneid.

Flowers

Flower colour: purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.