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Desmanthus illinoensis
Also called Prairie Mimosa, Illinois Bundle Flower, Prickleweed, Prairie Bundleflower
Illinois bundleflower is a native perennial legume of the central and southern US prairies and roadsides. It needs full sun, ample moisture in its short growing season, and scarified seed to germinate well.
Desmanthus illinoensis, commonly known as Illinois bundleflower, prairie-mimosa or prickleweed, is a common plant in the central and southern United States.
The roots of D. illinoensis have been found to contain N,N-DMT, NMT, N-hydroxy-N-methyltryptamine, 2-hydroxy-N-methyltryptamine, and gramine.
The plant can be found in many areas of the south, central, and midwestern United States.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Desmanthus illinoensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
