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Fabaceae

Thompson's dalea

Psorothamnus thompsoniae (Vail) R.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Psorothamnus

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Thompson's dalea (Psorothamnus thompsoniae)
Photo: Mitch Van Dyke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Thompson's dalea, Thompson's indigo-bush, Thompson's smokebush

Synonyms

  • Dalea thompsonae (Vail) L.O.Williams
  • Dalea thompsoniae (Vail) L.O.Williams
  • Parosela thompsonae Vail
  • Parosela thompsoniae Vail
  • Psorothamnus thompsonae var. thompsonae

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
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.