Hoita macrostachya

Taxobox
name = "Hoita macrostachya"


image_width = 220px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
genus = "Hoita"
species = "H. macrostachya"
binomial = "Hoita macrostachya"
binomial_authority = (DC.) Rydb.
synonyms = "Hoita longiloba"
"Hoita rhombifolia"
"Hoita villosa"
"Psoralea douglasii"
"Psoralea macrostachya"

"Hoita macrostachya" is a species of legume known by the common name large leatherroot. It is native to California and Baja California where it can be found in moist areas of a number of habitat types. This is a hairy, glandular perennial herb producing a tall, branching stem approaching two meters in maximum height. The sparse, widely spaced leaves are each made up of three leaflets up to 10 centimeters long each attached to a long petiole. The leaflet blades are glandular. The plant produces many clublike raceme inflorescences on sturdy stalks from the stem. The inflorescence contains many purplish pealike flowers. The fruit is a hairy, veiny brown legume pod under a centimeter long containing a kidney-shaped seed.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,3918,3919 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HOMA4 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Hoita+macrostachya Photo gallery]