Sophora stenophylla

Fringeleaf Necklacepod
Sophora stenophylla

Family: Pea (Fabaceae)
AKA: Silvery Sophora, Narrowleaf Necklacepod
Photo taken on: May 12, 2022
Location: Madera Trail, Santa Fe National Forest, NM
Life Zones: Plains to foothills
Habitat: Sandy slopes, piñon-juniper woodlands

Grows 5" to 16" high in colonies from an underground root system. Leaves are silvery and narrow. Pea-like flowers are pale blue to purple. Narrow seed pods are 2 to 3" long and hairy with 1 to 5 seeds.

Blue/Purple Long Clusters