Amorpha Species, Lead Plant

Native American Indians dried the leaves to use for tea. They drank it for enjoyment but it was also used to treat for pinworms and other...Read More intestinal worms. A powder from the dried leaves was blown into open sores to aid in healing and scab development.

i have observed lead plant growing wild in the mountains of northern New Mexico.. in Denver, with little supplemental water, it has been ...Read Moreslow to establish but in its third season, it finally came in to its own with a strong flowering.. textures of leaves & flowers are unusual and interesting

Lead plant is a Missouri native that typically occurs in open woodlands, glades and prairies. This pea/bean family member is a somewhat u...Read Morengainly, deciduous shrub growing 1-3' tall and featuring slender, dense, 4-8" spike-like clusters of tiny, bluish-purple flowers with gold anthers which bloom in May-June. Amorpha also features alternate, pinnately compound leaves with grayish green leaflets and densely hairy twigs. The genus Amorpha is often called false indigo because of its resemblance to plants of the genus Indigofera. Common name of lead plant refers to the once held belief that the plant was an indicator of the presence of lead in the ground