Psorodendron fremontii
Species of legume
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Psorodendron fremontii, the Fremont's dalea or Fremont's indigo bush (after John C. Frémont[2]) is a perennial legume shrub.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Clade: | Dalbergioids |
| Tribe: | Amorpheae |
| Genus: | Psorodendron |
| Species: | P. fremontii |
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Distribution
Psorodendron fremontii is common to the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico - in the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, Sonora, and Baja California.[3]
The plant is found in the Sonoran Deserts (including the Colorado Desert), the Great Basin Deserts, and the Mojave Desert sky islands, from 250–1,350 metres (820–4,430 ft) in elevation.[4]
