Chaparral Pea

Pickeringia montana

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange Co., CA. 5-02-09. © Joan Avise

Fabaceae

One of very few legumes native to the chaparral habitat, its nitrogen-fixing ability helps it live in rocky, sandy soil. The chaparral pea rarely sprouts from seed, but mMore often it sends up new stems from roots growing outward from the mother plant.

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