NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Bean, Pea or Legume Family

Acacia angustissima.  WHITE BALL ACACIA.  PRAIRIE ACACIA.  Shrub.  Reported from eastern Yavapai County, 3000-6500 feet [McD].



Acacia constricta.  MESCAT ACACIA.  WHITE THORN.  WHITETHORN ACACIA.  Shrub or small tree.  Yavapai County, 2000-5000 feet [McD].



Acacia greggii.  CATCLAW.  CATCLAW ACACIA.  Large shrub or small tree.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 4500 feet or lower [McD].


Alhagi maurorum (=Alhagi camelorum).  CAMELTHORN.  Shrub.  Coconino and Navajo counties, 4500-5000 feet [McD].


Amorpha californica.  CALIFORNIA FALSE INDIGO.  Shrub.  Reported from Yavapai County, 5000-6500 feet [McD].


Amorpha fruticosa (=Amorpha fruticosa var. occidentalis).  DESERT FALSE INDIGO.  Throughout region at 2500-6500 feet [McD].


Astragalus albulus.  CIBOLA MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Navajo and Apache counties, 5300-7500 feet [McD].


Astragalus allochorus var. playanus (=Astragalus wootonii).  Winter annual or biennial.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, ca. 3000-7100 feet [McD].


Astragalus amphioxys.  CRESCENT MILKVETCH.  Annual or short-lived perennial.  Mohave, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 2000-7000 feet [McD].


Astragalus argophyllus.  SILVERLEAF MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from Kaibab Plateau in Coconino County, at ca. 7000 feet [McD].


Astragalus arizonicus.  ARIZONA MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 4500 feet or lower [McD].


Astragalus beathii.  BEATH'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Near Cameron, Coconino County, at ca. 4000 feet [McD].  Coconino County: Lees Ferry and near Cameron, 3385-5415 feet [ARPC].


Astragalus bisulcatus.  TWOGROOVED MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from Houserock Valley, Coconino County [McD].


Astragalus bisulcatus var. haydenianus.  HAYDEN'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from northern Apache County [McD].


Astragalus brandegeei.  BRANDEGEE'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.   Reported from near Del Rio Springs, Yavapai County at ca. 4000 feet; and from extreme southern Navajo County [McD].


Astragalus calycosus.  TORREY'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 3000-8000 feet [McD].


Astragalus castaneiformis. (Specific epithet also spelled "castaneaeformis")  CHESTNUT MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Coconino County, at ca. 6000-7500 feet; reported from northern Gila County [McD].


Astragalus ceramicus.  PAINTED MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4600-7000 feet [McD].


Astragalus coltonii var. moabensis.  MOAB MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from northern Apache County, 4800-7000 feet [McD].


Astragalus crassicarpus var. cavus.  GROUND-PLUM.  BUFFALO-PLUM.  GROUNDPLUM MILKVETCH.  Reported from near Springerville and Nutriosa in southern Apache County, ca. 7000 feet [McD].


Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax.  SENTRY MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  South Rim of Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, 7050-7960 feet [ARPC].


Astragalus cremnophylax var. hevronii.  SENTRY MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Rim of Marble Canyon, Navajo Reservation, Coconino County, 5420 feet [ARPC].


Astragalus cremnophylax var. myriorrhaphis.  SENTRY MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Buckskin Mountains, northwestern Coconino County, 6200 feet [ARPC].


Astragalus desperatus.  RIMROCK MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported in Coconino and Navajo counties at 4000-5600 feet [McD].


Astragalus egglestonii.  EGGLESTON'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported near the headwaters of Little Colorado River in White Mountains of Apache County, 6500-9000 feet [McD].


Astragalus emoryanus.  EMORY'S MILKVETCH.  Annual.  Reported from Grand Canyon in Coconino County [McD].


Astragalus ensiformis.  PAGUMPA MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Northern Mohave County in the vicinity of Mokiak Pass, 5000-5500 feet [McD].


Astragalus episcopus.  BISHOP'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Mohave and Coconino counties, 4200-5200 feet [McD].


Astragalus episcopus var. lancearius (=Astragalus lancearius).  BISHOP'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from northern Mohave and Coconino counties, 2000-5500 feet [McD].


Astragalus eremiticus.  HERMIT MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Mohave and Yavapai counties, 2100-6800 feet [McD].


Astragalus flavus.  YELLOW MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Mohave, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 2000-7500 feet [McD].


Astragalus flexuosus var. diehlii.  DIEHL'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from Oraibi Wash, Navajo County [McD].


Astragalus flexuosus var. greenei.  GREENE'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Southern Coconino and Navajo counties, 4400-7400 feet [McD].


Astragalus fucatus.  HOPI MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Watershed of Little Colorado River in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4500-6200 feet [McD].


Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus.  Annual.  Reported from Beaver Creek, Mohave County at ca. 2000 feet [McD].


Astragalus gilensis.  GILA MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Southern Navajo and Apache counties, 5600-8600 feet [McD].


Astragalus hallii var. fallax.  HALL'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5500-7200 feet [McD].


Astragalus holmgreniorum.  HOLMGREN MILKVETCH.  .PARADOX MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Extreme northern Mohave County near Virgin River gorge, 2700-2800 feet [ARPC].


Astragalus humistratus var. humistratus.  GROUNDCOVER MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Throughout region, 5000-9000 feet [McD, range may include all or some of the varieties listed below].


~Astragalus humistratus var. crispulus.  GROUNDCOVER MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  While McDougall provides a key to this and other varieties of A. humistratus "recognized in Arizona", the text does not state whether it has actually been found within the Northern Arizona study area [McD].


~Astragalus humistratus var. hosackiae.  GROUNDCOVER MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  While McDougall provides a key to this and other varieties of A. humistratus "recognized in Arizona", the text does not state whether it has actually been found within the Northern Arizona study area [McD].


~Astragalus humistratus var. humivagans.  GROUNDCOVER MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  While McDougall provides a key to this and other varieties of A. humistratus "recognized in Arizona", the text does not state whether it has actually been found within the Northern Arizona study area [McD].


~Astragalus humistratus var. tenerrimus.  GROUNDCOVER MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  While McDougall provides a key to this and other varieties of A. humistratus "recognized in Arizona", the text does not state whether it has actually been found within the Northern Arizona study area [McD].


Astragalus kentrophyta.  SPINY MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 3500-8500 feet [McD].


Astragalus layneae.  WIDOW'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from between Lake Mead and Kingman, Mohave County, 1500-5000 feet [McD].


Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus.  FRECKLED MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  [McD, no range stated].


Astragalus lentiginosus var. oropedii.  FRECKLED MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  [McD, no range stated].


Astragalus lentiginosus var. palans (=Astragalus bryantii).  FRECKLED MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from Phantom, Hermit, and Clear Creek valleys, Grand Canyon National Park, at ca. 2500-5000 feet [McD].


Astragalus lentiginosus var. stramineus.  FRECKLED MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  [McD, no range stated].


Astragalus lentiginosus var. vitreus.  FRECKLED MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  [McD, no range stated].


Astragalus lentiginosus var. wilsonii.  WILSON'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  [McD, no range stated].


Astragalus lentiginosus var. yuccanus.  YUCCA MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  [McD, no range stated].


Astragalus lonchocarpus.  RUSHY MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, ca. 6500 feet [McD].


Astragalus moencoppensis.  MOENKOPI MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from Coconino and Navajo counties, 3500-5700 feet [McD].


Astragalus mokiacensis.  MOKIAK MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Canyons and valleys of Virgin and Colorado rivers, northern Mohave County, 3000-4000 feet [McD].


Astragalus mollissimus var. thompsoniae.  WOOLLY LOCOWEED.  Perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 3500-7000 feet [McD].


Astragalus monumentalis.  MONUMENT VALLEY MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from near Kayenta, Navajo County, ca. 5700 feet [McD].


Astragalus newberryi.  NEWBERRY'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 2000-7000 feet [McD].


Astragalus newberryi var. aquarii.  AQUARIUS MILKVETCH.  Perennial.   At Mohave-Yavapai County line, Burro Creek; 2400-2600 feet [ARPC].


Astragalus nutriosensis.  NUTRIOSO MILKVETCH.  APACHE MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Southern Apache County, between Springerville and Nutrioso at ca. 7000-7800 feet [ARPC].



Astragalus nuttallianus.  SMALL-FLOWERED MILKVETCH.  NUTTALL LOCOWEED.  Annual.  Throughout region at 4500 feet or lower [McD].


Astragalus oophorus var. caulescens.  EGG MILKVETCH.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 4500-8000 feet [McD].


Astragalus pattersonii.  PATTERSON'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial or subshrub.  Reported from near Fredonia, Coconino County, at ca. 5000 feet [McD].


Astragalus pinonis.  PINYON MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from South Canyon on the Kaibab Plateau, Coconino County, 5000-6500 feet [McD].


Astragalus praelongus.  STINKING MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 3000-6500 feet [McD].


Astragalus preussii.  PREUSS' MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Mohave, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 1700-6000 feet [McD].


Astragalus recurvus.  RECURVED MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Yavapai and Coconino counties, 4800-7000 feet [McD].


Astragalus rusbyi.  RUSBY'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Coconino County and probably adjacent Yavapai County, 5400-8000 feet [McD].  Coconino County: Lower slopes of San Francisco Mountain, Flagstaff area, and descending into Oak Creek Canyon, 5400-8000 feet [ARPC].


Astragalus sabulonum.  GRAVEL MILKVETCH.  Winter annual, sometimes appearing perennial.  Mohave, Coconino, and Navajo counties, mostly in vicinity of Little Colorado and Colorado rivers, 1000-4500 feet [McD].


Astragalus scopulorum.  ROCKY MOUNTAIN MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from southern Navajo and northern Apache counties, 4800-7250 feet [McD].


Astragalus sesquiflorus.  SANDSTONE MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Northern Coconino and Navajo counties, 5000-10,000 feet [McD].


Astragalus sophoroides.  PAINTED DESERT MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Little Colorado River Basin and Moenkopi Wash, eastern Coconino County, 4200-5000 feet [McD].  Coconino County, between Cameron and The Gap, 4200-5000 feet [ARPC].


Astragalus straturensis.  PINE VALLEY MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from Mt. Trumbull, Coconino County, 5000-7050 feet [McD].


Astragalus subcinereus.  SILVER'S MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from northern Mohave and Coconino counties, 6000-9000 feet [McD].


Astragalus tephrodes.  ASHEN MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 3500-8000 feet [McD].


Astragalus tephrodes var. brachylobus.  ASHEN MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  McDougall notes that most of the specimens of A. tephrodes in northern Arizona belong to this variety, but does not differentiate the ranges [McD].


Astragalus tetrapterus.  FOURWING MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Has "apparently been reported" from near Bonelli Ferry on the Colorado River, near mouth of Virgin River, Mohave County--an area apparently now under the waters of Lake Mead [McD].


Astragalus titanophilus.  LIMESTONE MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Vicinity "of common boundary of Coconino, Mohave, and Yavapai counties" (Peach Springs-Grand Canyon Caverns area), 4450-6000 feet [McD].


Astragalus toanus var. scidulus.  DIAMOND BUTTE MILKVETCH.   TOANA MILKVETCH.  TOANO MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Northern Mohave County, north end of Upper Hurricane Valley at bases of Diamond Butte and Twin Butte, 4900-5000 feet [ARPC].


Astragalus troglodytus.  CREEPING MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  "Flagstaff Plateau" and adjacent Mogollon Rim, Coconino County, 6500-7000 feet [McD].


Astragalus wingatanus.  FORT WINGATE MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Navajo and Apache counties, 6000-6500 feet [McD].


Astragalus xiphoides.  GLADIATOR MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Little Colorado River valley in the vicinity of Holbrook, Navajo County [McD].  Extreme eastern Coconino County near Winslow; Navajo and Apache counties surrounding and within Petrified Forest National Park, north to near Greasewood in the Navajo Reservation; 5000-6000 feet [ARPC].


Astragalus zionis.  ZION MILKVETCH.  Perennial.  Reported from northern Coconino and Navajo counties, 4000-7500 feet [McD].


Caesalpinia drepanocarpa (=Hoffmannseggia drepanocarpa).  SICKLEPOD HOLDBACK.  Perennial.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 3000-5000 feet [McD].



Caesalpinia gilliesii.  BIRD-OF-PARADISE SHRUB.  Shrub.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 2500-4500 feet [McD].


Caesalpinia jamesii (=Hoffmannseggia jamesii).  JAMES' HOLDBACK.  Perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4500-6000 feet [McD].



Calliandra eriophylla.  FAIRY DUSTER.  Shrub.  Mohave and Yavapai counties, 5000 feet or lower [McD].



Calliandra humilis.  DWARF STICKPEA.  Subshrub.  Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 4000-9000 feet [McD].


Calliandra humilis var. reticulata.  DWARF STICKPEA.  Subshrub.  "The variety intergrades rather freely with the typical species and is much more common in southern Arizona than in our area" [McD].



Cercis orbiculata (=Cercis occidentalis var. orbiculata).  CALIFORNIA REDBUD.  Tree or shrub.  Mohave, Coconino, and Navajo counties [McD; lists Cercis occidentalis, but USDA treats this as a synonym of Cercis canadensis var. texensis, which does not occur in Arizona].


Cologania angustifolia (=Cologania longifolia).  LONGLEAF COLOGANIA.  Probably occurring in Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4000-9000 feet [McD].



Dalea albiflora (=Dalea ordiae).  WHITEFLOWER PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Subshrub.  Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 3500-7000 feet [McD].


Dalea aurea.  GOLDEN PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Subshrub.  Reported from Navajo County [McD].



Dalea candida var. oligophylla (=Petalostemon candidus var. oligophyllus; this is apparently the taxon that McD referred to "Petalostemon candidum").  WHITE PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Subshrub.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 3000-8000 feet [McD].


Dalea filiformis.  SONORAN PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Annual.  Throughout region, 3500-8000 feet [McD].


Dalea flavescens (=Petalostemon flavescens). CANYONLANDS PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Perennial.  Reported from Coconino and Navajo counties, 5000-8000 feet [McD].



Dalea formosa.  FEATHER PLUME.  Shrub or subshrub.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 2000-6500 feet [McD].


Dalea lanata var. terminalis (=Dalea terminalis).  WOOLLY PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Perennial.  Mohave, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 2000-5000 feet [McD].


Dalea leporina.  FOXTAIL PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Annual.  Found or reported from near Prescott in Yavapai County; San Francisco Mountain and near the Mogollon Rim, Coconino County; 5500-8000 feet [McD].


Dalea mollis.  HAIRY PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Short-lived perennial.  Mohave County, mostly below 3000 feet [McD].



Dalea nana.  DWARF PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Perennial.  Yavapai and southern Navajo counties, 3500-5000 feet [McD].


Dalea neomexicana.  DOWNY PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Perennial.  Reported from Mohave County up to 4000 feet [McD].


Dalea polygonoides.  SIXWEEKS PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Annual.  Yavapai, Coconino, and Apache counties, 5500-9000 feet [McD].


Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (=Petalostemon purpureus).  VIOLET PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Perennial.  Reported from near Prescott, Yavapai County [McD].


Dalea searlsiae (=Petalostemon searlsiae).  SEARLS' PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Subshrub.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 3000-7000 feet [McD].


Dalea urceolata.  PINEFOREST PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Annual.  Reported from Coconino County (apparently an old record) [McD].


Dalea wrightii.  WRIGHT'S PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Perennial.  Reported from Navajo County, 3500-5000 feet [McD].


Desmanthus cooleyi.  COOLEY'S BUNDLEFLOWER.  Perennial or shrubby.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 3500-7500 feet [McD].


Desmodium grahamii.  GRAHAM'S TICK-TREFOIL.  Perennial.  Coconino and Navajo counties, 4500-8000 feet [McD].


Desmodium neomexicanum.  NEW MEXICO TICK-TREFOIL.  Annual.  Reported from Yavapai County, 3500-6000 feet [McD].


Desmodium rosei.  ROSE'S TICK-TREFOIL.  Annual.  Coconino and Navajo counties, 3500-6500 feet [McD].


Errazurizia rotundata (=Parryella rotundata).  ROUNDLEAF DUNEBROOM.  ROUND DUNE-BROOM.  ROUNDLEAF ERRAZURIZIA.  Shrub.  West of Tuba City, Coconino County; near Winslow, Navajo County, 4500-5000 feet [McD].  Coconino and Navajo counties: Little Colorado River drainage, 4800-5200 feet [ARPC].


Glycyrrhiza lepidota.  AMERICAN LICORICE.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 2000-7000 feet [McD].


Hedysarum boreale.  BOREAL SWEETVETCH.  Perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 6000-7000 feet [McD].



Hoffmannseggia glauca (=Hoffmannseggia densiflora).  HOG-POTATO.  INDIAN RUSHPEA.  PIGNUT.  Perennial.  Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 5000 feet or lower [McD].


Lathyrus brachycalyx ssp. zionis (=Lathyrus zionis). BUSH PEA.  Perennial.  Reported from Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties [McD].


Lathyrus eucosmus.  BUSH VETCHLING.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 5000-7000 feet [McD].


Lathyrus graminifolius.  GRASSLEAF PEA.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino County, reported also in the White Mountains of Apache County, 4000-9000 feet [McD].


Lathyrus laetivirens (=Lathyrus leucanthus var. laetivirens).  ASPEN PEA.  Perennial.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5500-8500 feet [McD].


Lathyrus lanszwertii var. leucanthus (=Lathyrus arizonicus).  NEVADA PEA.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, and Apache counties [McD].


Lathyrus latifolius.  EVERLASTING PEA.  PERENNIAL PEA.  Perennial.  Collected near Prescott, Yavapai County, in 1896 [McD].


Lotus corniculatus.  BIRDSFOOT-TREFOIL.  BIRDFOOT DEERVETCH.  Perennial.  Yavapai County, 3200-4200 feet [McD].



Lotus humistratus.  FOOTHILL DEERVETCH.  HILL LOTUS.  Annual.  Mohave and Yavapai counties, probably also in Coconino County, 5000 feet or lower [McD].


Lotus mearnsii.  MEARNS' BIRD'S-FOOT TREFOIL.  Perennial.  Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 3000-7000 feet (most common in Yavapai County, type locality near Camp Verde) [McD].


Lotus plebeius (=Lotus oroboides misapplied).  NEW MEXICO BIRD'S-FOOT TREFOIL.  Perennial.  Reported from Yavapai and southern Coconino counties, 5000-8000 feet [McD].  Palisades of the Desert, Grand Canyon National Park in Coconino County [CAN-7(1)].



Lotus rigidus.  SHRUBBY DEERVETCH.  Subshrub.  Throughout region at 5000 feet or lower [McD].


Lotus salsuginosus.  COASTAL BIRD'S-FOOT TREFOIL.  Annual.  Reported from Mohave and Yavapai counties, 3000 feet or lower [McD].


Lotus strigosus var. tomentellus (=Lotus tomentellus).  Annual.  Reported from Mohave County at 3000 feet or lower [McD].


Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus (=Lotus purshianus).  SPANISH-CLOVER.  AMERICAN BIRD'S-FOOT TREFOIL.  Annual.  Mohave, Yavapai, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5000-7500 feet [McD].


Lotus utahensis.  UTAH BIRD'S-FOOT TREFOIL.  Perennial.  Mohave and Coconino counties, 3500-9000 feet [McD].



Lotus wrightii.  WRIGHT'S DEERVETCH.  Perennial.  Throughout region, 4500-9000 feet [McD].


Lupinus argenteus. (=Lupinus sitgreavesii, in part).  SILVERY LUPINE.  Perennial.  Mohave, Coconino, and Apache counties, 7000-10,000 feet [McD].



Lupinus arizonicus.  ARIZONA LUPINE.  Annual.  Reported from Mohave County at 3000 feet or lower [McD].


Lupinus barbiger.  BEARDED LUPINE.  Perennial.  Coconino County at 7000-8000 feet [McD].


Lupinus brevicaulis.  SHORTSTEM LUPINE.  Annual.  Throughout region, 3000-7000 feet [McD].


Lupinus caudatus.  TAILCUP LUPINE.  Perennial.  Reported from Kaibab Plateau, Coconino County, 9500 feet or lower [McD].


Lupinus caudatus ssp. cutleri (=Lupinus cutleri).  CUTLER'S SPURRED LUPINE.  Perennial.  Apache County, ca. 7000 feet [McD].


Lupinus concinnus.  SCARLET LUPINE.  Annual.  Throughout region at 5000 feet or lower [McD].


Lupinus flavoculatus.  YELLOWEYES.  Annual.   Near Wolf Hole Mountains, northwestern Mohave County; Toroweap Valley, Grand Canyn National Park in Mohave County [CAN-7(1)].


Lupinus hillii.  HILL'S LUPINE.  Perennial.  Northern Mohave County, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 6000-9000 feet [McD].


Lupinus hillii var. osterhoutianus (=Lupinus osterhoutianus).  OSTERHOUT'S LUPINE.  Near the Grand Canyon, Coconino County [McD].



Lupinus kingii.  KING'S LUPINE.  Annual.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, at 5000-8500 feet [McD].


Lupinus latifolius ssp. parishii (=Lupinus parishii).  BROADLEAF LUPINE.  Perennial.  Near Prescott and Crown King in Yavapai County, and near Williams in Coconino County [McD].


Lupinus odoratus.  MOJAVE ROYAL LUPINE.  Annual.  Reported from Mohave County at 3000-4500 feet [McD].


Lupinus palmeri.  BLUEBONNET LUPINE.  Perennial.  Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and southern Navajo County, 4000-8000 feet [McD].


Lupinus pusillus.  RUSTY LUPINE.  Annual.  Mohave, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4500-8000 feet [McD].


Lupinus shockleyi.  PURPLE DESERT LUPINE.  Annual.  Mohave County from Kingman to Peach Springs, at 3500-5000 feet [McD].



Lupinus sparsiflorus.  MOJAVE LUPINE.  Annual.  Mohave and Yavapai counties, 4500 feet or lower [McD].


Lupinus volutans.  PINYON LUPINE.  Perennial.  Reported between Frazier Well and Hualapai Hilltop in Coconino County [McD].


Macroptilium gibbosifolium (=Phaseolus heterophyllus).  VARIABLELEAF BUSHBEAN.  Perennial.  Reported from southern Apache County, 4000-7500 feet [McD].


Marina parryi (=Dalea parryi).  PARRY'S FALSE PRAIRIE-CLOVER.  Subshrub.  Mohave and Yavapai counties, 4500 feet or lower [McD].


Medicago lupulina.  BLACK MEDICK.  Annual or perennial.  Throughout region at 2500-8000 feet [McD].


Medicago minima.  BUR MEDICK.  Annual.  Reported from Oak Creek Canyon in Coconino County [McD].


Medicago polymorpha (=Medicago hispida).  BUR-CLOVER.  Annual.  Reported from Yavapai County [McD].



Medicago sativa.  ALFALFA.  Perennial.  Throughout region [McD].



Melilotus alba.  WHITE SWEET-CLOVER.  Annual or biennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties [McD].


Melilotus indica.  SOUR-CLOVER.  Annual.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties at low altitudes [McD].


Melilotus officinalis.  YELLOW SWEET-CLOVER.  Biennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties [McD].



Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera (=Mimosa biuncifera).  WAIT-A-MINUTE.   WAIT-A-MINUTE BUSH.  CATCLAW MIMOSA.  CATCLAW.  Shrub.  Throughout region at 3000-6000 feet [McD].


Olneya tesota.  DESERT IRONWOOD.  Tree.  Extreme southern Mohave County at ca. 1500 feet [McD].



Oxytropis lambertii.  PURPLE LOCOWEED.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5000-8000 feet [McD].


Oxytropis oreophila.  MOUNTAIN OXYTROPE.  Perennial.  Reported from Kaibab Plateau, Coconino County at 7500-8500 feet; "Apparently rare and perhaps sometimes confused with species of Astragalus." [McD].



Parkinsonia aculeata.  MEXICAN PALO VERDE.  RETIMA.  JERUSALEM THORN.  Tree.  Mohave County, in wash south of Kingman as probable garden escape, elevation ca. 3200 feet [LD].



Parkinsonia florida (=Cercidium floridum).  BLUE PALO VERDE.  Tree.  Mohave County, 3500 feet or lower [McD].



Parkinsonia microphylla (=Cercidium microphyllum).  YELLOW PALO VERDE.  Shrub or tree.  Mohave and Yavapai counties, 4000 feet or lower [McD].


Parryella filifolia.  COMMON DUNEBROOM.  Shrub.  Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4000-6500 feet [McD].


Pediomelum castoreum (=Psoralea castorea).  BEAVER INDIAN BREADROOT.  Perennial.  Reported from northern Mohave County, 2000-4000 feet [McD].


Pediomelum megalanthum var. epipsilum (=Psoralea epipsila).  INTERMOUNTAIN INDIAN BREADROOT.  Perennial.  Reported to have been collected on the Kaibab Plateau, Coconino County, June 1890 [McD].


Pediomelum mephiticum (=Psoralea mephitica).  SKUNKTOP.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 3000-5500 feet [McD].


Peteria scoparia.  Perennial.  RUSH PETERIA.  Perennial.  Reported from Petrified Forest National Park, Apache County [McD].


Peteria thompsoniae.  Perennial.  THOMPSON'S PETERIA.  Perennial.  Reported from northeastern Mohave County and northern Coconino County near the Utah state line at ca. 4000 feet [McD].  Tuckup Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park [CAN-7(1)].


Phaseolus angustissimus.  SLIMLEAF BEAN.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 3500-7700 feet [McD].


Phaseolus grayanus.  GRAY'S BEAN.  Perennial.  Reported from the White Mountains, Apache County, at 5000-8500 feet [McD].


Phaseolus maculatus (=Phaseolus metcalfei).  SPOTTED BEAN.  Yavapai County and southern Coconino and Navajo counties, 6000-7400 feet [McD].


Phaseolus parvulus.  PINOS ALTOS MOUNTAIN BEAN.  Perennial.  White Mountains of Apache County, 6500-8000 feet [McD].


Phaseolus ritensis.  SANTA RITA MOUNTAIN BEAN.  Perennial.  Reported from southern Yavapai County, 4000-7000 feet [McD].


Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (=Prosopis juliflora var. torreyana; Prosopis juliflora misapplied).  WESTERN HONEY MESQUITE.  Large shrub or small tree.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 5000 feet or lower [McD].  McDougall's range just cited probably also includes P. velutina in synonymy.  Lower elevations of Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties [LB:TSSWD-2].


Prosopis pubescens.  SCREWBEAN.  SCREWBEAN MESQUITE.  Shrub or small tree.  Mohave and Yavapai counties, 4000 feet or lower [McD].



Prosopis velutina (=Prosopis juliflora var. velutina).  VELVET MESQUITE.  Large shrub or tree.  Southeastern Mohave County, Yavapai County, southern Coconino County, and northern Gila County, below 4500 feet [LB:TSSWD-2].


Psoralidium junceum (=Psoralea juncea).  RUSH LEMONWEED.  Shrub.  Reported from 9 miles south of Page, Coconino County [McD].


Psoralidium lanceolatum (=Psoralea lanceolata).  LEMONWEED.  LEMON SCURFPEA.  Perennial.  Mohave, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4000-7500 feet [McD].


Psoralidium tenuiflorum (=Psoralea tenuiflora).  SLIMFLOWER SCURFPEA.  Throughout region at 4000-7500 feet [McD].


Psorothamnus arborescens var. minutifolius  (=Dalea fremontii var. minutifolius).  JOHNSON'S INDIGOBUSH.  Shrub.  Northern Mohave County, up to 3000 feet [McD].


Psorothamnus arborescens var. pubescens  (=Dalea amoena).  MOJAVE INDIGOBUSH.  MARBLE CANYON DALEA.  Shrub.  Reported from Mohave and Coconino counties, 500-5000 feet [McD].  Northern Coconino County: eastern Grand Canyon and Marble Canyon, 3200-4900 feet [ARPC].


Psorothamnus scoparius (=Dalea scoparia).  BROOM DALEA.  Shrub.  Between Red Lake and Leupp in eastern Coconino County, at ca. 5000 feet [McD].


Psorothamnus spinosus (=Dalea spinosa).  SMOKE TREE.  Shrub or small tree.  Western Mohave County, 1500 feet or lower [McD].


Psorothamnus thomsoniae var. whitingii (=Dalea whitingii).  WHITING'S DALEA.  Shrub.  In Wupatki National Monument, mostly on slopes of low hills along the Little Colorado River, at ca. 4200 feet [McD].


Rhynchosia senna var. texana (=Rhynchosia texana).  TEXAS SNOUTBEAN.  Perennial.  Yavapai County, 3500-5500 feet [McD].



Robinia neomexicana.  NEW MEXICO LOCUST.  Tree or shrub.  Throughout region at 4000-9000 feet [McD].


Senna armata (=Cassia armata).  DESERT SENNA.  Shrub.  Reported from Yucca, Mohave County, at ca. 2000 feet [McD].



Senna bauhinioides (=Cassia bauhinioides).  TWINLEAF SENNA.  Perennial or subshrub.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 2000-5500 feet [McD].  Lone Mountain (near Colorado River Mile 197), Grand Canyon National Park in Mohave County [CAN-7(1)].



Senna covesii (=Cassia covesii).  COUES' CASSIA.  Perennial or subshrub.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 1000-3000 feet [McD].


Sesbania herbacea (=Sesbania exaltata).  BIGPOD SESBANIA.  Annual.  Southwestern Mohave County, on bottomlands along the Colorado River [McD].



Sophora arizonica.  ARIZONA NECKLACEPOD.  Shrub.  Mohave County, 2000-4000 feet [McD].


Sophora nuttalliana.  SILKY SOPHORA.  Perennial.  Eastern Mohave and Yavapai counties, 4000-7000 feet, probably more widespread [McD].


Sophora stenophylla.  FRINGELEAF NECKLACEPOD.  Perennial.  Reported from Coconino and Navajo counties, 5500-7000 feet [McD].


Sphaerophysa salsula.  ALKALI SWAINSONPEA.  Perennial.  Reported from Navajo County in the vicinity of Winslow and Holbrook [McD].


Thermopsis divaricarpa (=Thermopsis pinetorum).  SPREADFRUIT GOLDENBANNER.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 6000-9500 feet [McD].


Trifolium andinum.  INTERMOUNTAIN CLOVER.  Perennial.  Reported from the Kaibab Plateau in Coconino County at ca. 8000 feet [McD].


Trifolium gymnocarpum ssp. gymnocarpum (=Trifolium subcaulescens).  HOLLYLEAF CLOVER.  Perennial.  Reported from Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 7000-10,000 feet [McD].


Trifolium hybridum.  ALSIKE CLOVER.  Perennial.  Reported from Kaibab Plateau, Coconino County [McD].


Trifolium longipes ssp. reflexum (=Trifolium rusbyi).  DROOPFLOWER CLOVER.  Perennial.  Coconino and Apache counties, 7000-8500 feet [McD].


Trifolium mucronatum ssp. lacerum (=Trifolium lacerum).  SPINYTOOTH CLOVER.  Coconino and Apache counties, probably also in Yavapai and Navajo counties, 2000-8000 feet [McD].


Trifolium neurophyllum.  WHITE MOUNTAIN CLOVER.  MOGOLLON CLOVER.  Perennial.  Reported from the White Mountains of Apache County, 8000-8500 feet [McD].  Southern Apache County: White Mountains, 6500-9500 feet [ARPC].


Trifolium pinetorum.  WOODS CLOVER.  Perennial.  Northern Coconino County, southern Apache County, 6500-9500 feet [McD].


Trifolium pratense.  RED CLOVER.  Perennial.  Reported from Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 7200 feet or lower [McD].


Trifolium repens.  WHITE CLOVER.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 3500-7500 feet [McD].


Trifolium variegatum.  WHITETIP CLOVER.  Annual.  Reported near Kirkland in Yavapai County, at ca. 3900 feet [McD].


Trifolium wormskioldii (=Trifolium fendleri).  COWS CLOVER.  Perennial.  Throughout region at 6400-10,000 feet [McD].


Vicia americana.  AMERICAN VETCH.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 5000-10,000 feet [McD].


Vicia leucophaea.  MOGOLLON MOUNTAIN VETCH.  Annual.  Reported from southern Apache County, 5500-8000 feet [McD].


Vicia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (=Vicia exigua).  LOUISIANA VETCH.  Annual.  Mohave and Yavapai counties, 4000 feet or lower [McD].


Vicia pulchella.  SWEETCLOVER VETCH.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 6000-8500 feet [McD].




This page last revised 30 April 2011.


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