Sophora nuttalliana B.L. Turner. Common name: Silky Necklacepod, White Loco. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Grasslands, rock outcrops, and rocky hillsides. Distribution: SD and WY south to nc. and sw. TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico (CHH, COA, NLE, SLP, SON).
ID notes: This herbaceous Sophora has the aspect of an Astragalus.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, GrPl, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, Tx, Isely (1998); = Sophora sericea Nutt. — F, S13, nom. illeg. Basionym: Sophora nuttalliana B.L.Turner 1956 "Urbasionym:" Sophora sericea Nutt. 1818
Links to other floras: = Sophora nuttalliana - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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