Common Name -  Lead Plant
	Scientific Name - Amorpha canescens
	Family Name -  Bean (Fabaceae)
Season	Summer perennial.
Habitat	Roadsides, prairies, grows well where conditions are dry and sunny.
Flower	Small, less than 1/4" long, individual flowers are lavender with protruding yellow stamens and a single petal. Flower clusters form tapering spikes.
Leaves	Pinnately compound, alternate, with 25 or more leaflets. Fine hairs cover the leaf giving it a gray appearance.
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