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Photographer: Robert R. Kowal
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Family Fabaceae
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J.W.Grimes
silvery scurf-pea
Pediomelum: from the Greek for "plain apple"
argophyllum: for "silvery-leaved"
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1 1/2'-3' tall forb with many branches and dense, silvery hairs; woody rhizomes |
| Flower: | blue, 5-parted, 1/4" long; inflorescence a spike with 1-5 separated, dense clusters of stalkless flowers; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | densely hairy pod |
| Leaf: | 3-5 parted on 1/2"-1 1/2" long stalks |
| Habitat: | dry; prairies, plains |
| (Glossary) |
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