genus

Fountainbushes and Dotty Peas

Psoralea

Field notes

Psoralea is a genus in the legume family (Fabaceae) with 121 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs native to southern and eastern Africa, ranging from Kenya to South Africa. In South Africa they are commonly referred to as fountainbush (English); fonteinbos, bloukeur, or penwortel (Afrikaans); and umHlonishwa (Zulu).

Children

True Fountainbushes
Cape Dotty Peas

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided