Plant
Few-flowered psoralea; scurfy pea
Psoralea tenuiflora
Habitat
Big Bend, SD
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1804-09-21
Tea made from leaves and stems used to treat fevers. Tea made from roots for headaches. Roots burned to repel insects.
In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described
Few-flowered psoralea; scurfy pea
Noted at present day Big Bend, SD. Tea was made from the leaves and the stems were used to treat fevers. Tea was made from the roots to treat headaches. The roots were burned to repel insects.
Encyclopedia of Life page for Few-flowered psoralea; scurfy pea (opens in a new tab) On the atlas map
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
