Fabaceae

American scurfpea

Cullen americanum (L.) Rydb.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cullen

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American scurfpea: Cullen americanum — Photo: Thomas Gyselinck, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

English: American scurfpea
French: Cullen, Psoralée d'Amérique
Spanish: Higueruela
Welsh: Pysen gramennog

Synonyms

Lamottea polystachia (Poir.) Pomel
Lamottea polystachya (Poir.) Pomel
Lotodes americanum Kuntze
Munbya polystachia (Poir.) Pomel
Munbya polystachya (Poir.) Pomel
Psoralea alnifolia Bertol.
Psoralea americana L.
Psoralea americana var. polystachia (Poir.) Cout.
Psoralea americana var. villosa Thell.
Psoralea dentata DC.
Psoralea dentata var. polystachia (Poir.) Batt. & Trab.
Psoralea dentata var. polystachya (Poir.) DC.
Psoralea lateralis Salisb.
Psoralea polystachia Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Thomas Gyselinck, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Gyselinck, CC BY 4.0, 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.