Schott's dalea facts for kids
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P. schottii
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Dalea schottii |
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Psorothamnus schottii, also called Schott's dalea, is a type of flowering plant. It belongs to the legume family, which includes peas and beans. This plant grows naturally in the Sonoran Deserts. You can find it in northern Mexico, parts of Arizona, and the Colorado Desert in California.
What Schott's Dalea Looks Like
Psorothamnus schottii is a shrub, which means it's a woody plant smaller than a tree. It can grow up to about two meters (or about 6.5 feet) tall.
Stems and Leaves
This plant has many branches. Its stems can be green or a fuzzy gray-green color. They also have small glands, which are like tiny bumps that might feel sticky. The leaves are long and thin, up to 3 centimeters (about 1.2 inches) long. They are not divided into smaller leaflets.
Flowers and Fruit
The flowers grow in a cluster called an inflorescence. This cluster is an open raceme, which means the flowers are arranged along a central stem. Each cluster can have up to 15 flowers.
Each flower has a deep purple-blue, pea-like corolla. The corolla is the part of the flower made of petals. It can be up to a centimeter (about 0.4 inches) long. The corolla is surrounded by a tubular calyx, which is made of sepals. Sepals are like small leaves that protect the bud. The calyx also has glands and pointed lobes.
After the flower blooms, it produces a fruit. This fruit is a legume pod, similar to a pea pod. It is covered in glands and usually holds just one seed inside.
See also
In Spanish: Psorothamnus schottii para niños
