Psorothamnus schottii Calflora

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Psorothamnus schottii (Torr.) Barneby

Indigo bush, Schott indigobush, Schott's dalea, Schott's indigo bush

Psorothamnus schottii is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~993 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Psorothamnus
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Dalea schottii var. puberula
JEF + PLANTS	Dalea schottii
JEF	Psorodendron schottii
POWO	Psorodendron schottii

Information about Psorothamnus schottii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PSSC5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Range: It is native to the Sonoran Deserts of northern Mexico and adjacent sections of Arizona and the Colorado Desert in California. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).