Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Cologania obovata Schlecht.
(Lemmon's Cologania)


Family: Fabaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Cologania lemmonii A. Gray
Cologania humifusa Hemsley

Cologania obovate has trifoliolate leaves with nearly round leaflets. The leaves have very short to absent petioles. The flowers are purplish. The herbage is pubescent, including the legumes.

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Cologania obovata, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Pinos Altos Range, September 19, 2025




Cologania obovata, habit, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Pinos Altos Range, September 19, 2025




Cologania obovata, legume, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Pinos Altos Range, September 19, 2025




Cologania obovata, habit, pubescence and leaf, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Pinos Altos Range, September 19, 2025



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