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Lead-plant

Lead-plant. Amorpha canescens. By: Daniel Hughes. Classification. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMCA6. Shape, Form, Type. http://www.easywildflowers.com/quality/amo.canes.htm. The l ead-plant is a little shrub and is 2 to 3 feet tall and 2 to 2.5 feet wide

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Lead-plant

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  1. Lead-plant Amorphacanescens By: Daniel Hughes

  2. Classification http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMCA6

  3. Shape, Form, Type http://www.easywildflowers.com/quality/amo.canes.htm • The lead-plant is a little shrub and is 2 to 3 feet tall and 2 to 2.5 feet wide • The stem becomes woody with age. This member of the pea/bean family is a showy littlenative shrub and contains white foliage and purple flower spikes • This makes it desirable for use in wildflower beds and butterfly gardens. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMCA6 Figure 1: Lead-plant

  4. Leaf • The lead-plant features alternate, pinnately compound leaves that contain grayish green leaflets and densely hairy twigs. http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/plant.asp?code=B260 http://www.missouriplants.com/Bluealt/Amorpha_canescens_plant.jpg Figure 2: Leaf of Lead-plant

  5. Flower • The little violet-purple flowers have a duration of 3 weeks and are great in numbers, 4 to 6 inch dense, spike-like clusters on the upper section of the stem. http://www.easywildflowers.com/quality/amo.canes.htm http://www.critsite.com/_ccLib/image/plants/DETA-100076.jpg Figure 3: Flower of Lead-plant

  6. Habitat and Range http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMCA6 • Lead-plant is an upland species and is generally in dry sand prairies, hillside prairies, and remnant oak barren. It is usually associated with dominant prairie grasses. http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/abstracts/botany/Amorpha_canescens.pdf Figure 4: Range map of Lead-plant

  7. Uses http://www.easywildflowers.com/quality/amo.canes.htm • It has been used in folk medicine and yellow tea can be made from its roots.

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