Illinois Bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
Illinois bundleflower is a ferny-leaved prairie legume with round white puffball flowers and curious clustered seed pods, a nitrogen-fixing native that feeds pollinators and provides high-protein seed for wildlife. The protein-rich seed has been cooked and eaten, though it's not especially flavorful.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT