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Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Fabales
        Family: Fabaceae
          Genus: Dermatophyllum
            Species: guadalupense

Guadalupe Mescalbean - Dermatophyllum guadalupense

Guadalupe Mescalbean

Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants

433658

Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Evergreen shrub, about 1 m tall; leaves pinnately compound with 7-13 oval, leathery, satiny pubescent leaflets; flowers pea-like, purple (rarely white), about 25 mm long; pods 5-14 cm long, 10-14 mm wide, slightly constricted between the seeds; seeds quadrangular, reddish-brown, 7-10 mm long, 6-7 mm wide. Flowers from late March to late April.

Status

Global Rank: G2

State Rank: S1

State Status:

Federal Status:

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status:

NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 8

Number of Mapped Locations: 250

Number of Observations: 257

Observation date range: 09-03-1976 to 03-30-2023

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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