Plant

Lance-leaved psoralea; lemon scurfpea

Psoralidium lanceolatum
Plant
Lance-leaved psoralea; lemon scurfpea
Habitat
between Platte and Vermillion
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1804-08-25

Thirty plants send from Fort Mandan are missing. The specimen for this species appears to have been collected on return.

In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described

Lance-leaved psoralea

Plant · recorded by Lewis and Clark

Found between the Platte and Vermillion Rivers. Thirty plants sent from Fort Mandan are missing. The specimen for this species appears to have been collected on the return journey.

Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.

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