Indigenous people, including the Lakota and Navajo, used this plant for food, medicine, and dye. The seeds were ground into meal, and the plant was used for soups and stews.
Like legumes, it enriches soil by fixing nitrogen, improving fertility for neighboring plants.
Besides bees, it attracts hoverflies, wasps, and hummingbirds, increasing biodiversity in native plantings.
Indigenous people, including the Lakota and Navajo, used this plant for food, medicine, and dye. The seeds were ground into meal, and the plant was used for soups and stews.
Like legumes, it enriches soil by fixing nitrogen, improving fertility for neighboring plants.
Besides bees, it attracts hoverflies, wasps, and hummingbirds, increasing biodiversity in native plantings.
Bloom: mid-summer to early fall
Habitats: disturbed areas; open fields; prairies
Lifespan: annual
Moisture: mesic to dry
Plant type (height): forb (1 to 4 feet)
Requirements: full sun
Soil: loam; sand
