Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Ladeania lanceolata (Pursh) A.N. Egan & Reveal
(Lemon Scurfpea)


Family: Fabaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Psoralea lanceolata Pursh
Psoralidium lanceolatum (Pursh) Rydberg
and others, see Allred

Ladeania lanceolata is a perennial from a rhizome. The leaves are glandular, compound and with three to five leaflets. The corollas can be yellow, purple or white. The legume is globose.

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Ladeania lanceolata, photo Radha Veach, Catron County, Gila National Forest, Mogollon Mountains, Snow Lake, July 19, 2024




Ladeania lanceolata, habit, photo Radha Veach, Catron County, Gila National Forest, Mogollon Mountains, Snow Lake, July 19, 2024




Ladeania lanceolata, inflorescence, photo Radha Veach, Catron County, Gila National Forest, Mogollon Mountains, Snow Lake, July 19, 2024




Ladeania lanceolata, herbage, photo Radha Veach, Catron County, Gila National Forest, Mogollon Mountains, Snow Lake, July 19, 2024




Ladeania lanceolata, leaf, photo Radha Veach, Catron County, Gila National Forest, Mogollon Mountains, Snow Lake, July 19, 2024



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