genus
Pomaria
Pomaria
Field notes
Pomaria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 16 species of shrubs and perennial herbs native to North America (9 species, ranging from the central United States to southern Mexico), South America (4 species, ranging from southern Brazil to Paraguay and northern Argentina), and southern Africa (3 species in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa). Typical habitats include drier subtropical grasslands and wooded grasslands, often on limestone, and degraded areas. It belongs to tribe Caesalpinieae of subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- Perennial Shrub Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native Pomaria All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
