Pediomelum tenuiflorum (Scurfy Pea)
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Synonym Psoralidium tenuiflorum. Also known as Slimflower Scurfpea.
Scurfy Pea is a legume that is highly drought-tolerant because of its deep taproot. Legumes are known to carry beneficial bacteria and to be nitrogen fixer. It sports purple flowers that are pollinated by native bees.
AT A GLANCE
| Texas native |
Yes |
| Water use | Low, medium |
| Sun exposure | Full sun |
| Bloom color | Purple |
| Bloom time | Summer |
| Mature height | up to 2 ft |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Host plant | Jaguar Flower Moth |
| Poisonous | Mild toxicity to livestock. |
| Notes | Native bee and bumble bee friendly. |
DISTRIBUTION MAPS
 Present in state |
 Present in county and native |
 Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state |
 Not present in state |
 Present and rare, native in county |
 Previously present, now extinct |
 Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color) |