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leadplant

Amorpha canescens

Leadplant is a lovely shrub with soft, gray-green leaves and beautiful purple flowers. It grows in sunny places and helps attract butterflies to gardens.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The leadplant is a bushy, upright perennial with distinctive silvery-green leaves, giving it a soft, fuzzy appearance. Its tall, slender flower spikes are densely packed with small, bright purple flowers, each featuring prominent orange anthers that make them stand out.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Even after a prairie fire, leadplant quickly regrows from its deep, hidden roots!

It has unusual flowers with only one petal, making it stand out from many other pea family plants.

Its leaves feel surprisingly soft, like velvet, due to tiny hairs covering their surfaces!

The 'lead' in its name comes from the unique, dull, grayish-green color of its foliage.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Soil Supercharger

Leadplant can partner with tiny soil bacteria that help convert nitrogen from the air into plant food, enriching the soil for everyone.

Fähigkeit

Drought Master

Leadplant has an incredibly deep taproot that can reach water far underground, helping it survive long dry periods.

Fähigkeit

Fire Survivor

Leadplant can quickly resprout from its robust root system after prairie fires, making it a tough survivor.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-100 cm
Ausbreitung
30-90 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Collects nectar and pollen from its flowers.

pollinates

Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Feeds on nectar, helping to spread pollen.

eaten by

Silvery Checkerspot

Chlosyne nycteis

Its larvae feed on the leaves and stems of leadplant.

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Browses on its leaves and tender shoots.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von leadplant?

30-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von leadplant?

30-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von leadplant?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von leadplant?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von leadplant?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von leadplant?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von leadplant?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von leadplant?

Insekten

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