Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius

Johnson's indigobush

Family: Fabaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Johnson's indigobush is a California native shrub found in central and northern Desert Mountains and northern Mojave Desert regions on desert mountain slopes, canyons, and talus at elevations of 150 to 1,900 meters. Flowering from May to October, this shrub produces small flowers with pale purple to lavender petals. Growing with multiple upright stems 1 to 2 meters tall, it forms a dense, rounded shape with woody branches. Its leaves feature lanceolate to ovate leaflets generally 2.5 millimeters or more wide, arranged along slender branches and appearing distinctly jointed to the stem axis. The plant has a sparse, delicate appearance with glabrous to loosely hairy foliage that blends softly into its rugged desert mountain habitat.

Habitat: Desert mountain slopes, canyons, talus

Bloom period: Generally May-Oct

Elevation: 150-1900 m

Bioregions: c&amps SNE, n&ampc DMoj

California counties: San Bernardino, Inyo, Kern, Mono, Riverside

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