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Fabaceae

Large leather-root

Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Hoita

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Common names

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English
Large leather-root, Large leatherroot

Synonyms

  • Hoita douglasii (Greene) Rydb.
  • Hoita longiloba Rydb.
  • Hoita rhomboidea (Torr.) Rydb.
  • Hoita villosa Rydb.
  • Lotodes macrostachya (DC.) Kuntze
  • Psoralea douglasii Greene
  • Psoralea douglasii var. hansenii Jeps.
  • Psoralea hallii var. media Jeps.
  • Psoralea macrostachya DC.
  • Psoralea macrostachya var. longiloba (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr.
  • Psoralea macrostachya var. rhombifolia Torr.

Characteristics

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

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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.