petalostemon

\\ˌped.^əlōˈstēˌmän\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from petalo- (from Greek petalon leaf) + Greek stēmōn warp, thread — more at stamen

: a genus of perennial glandular herbs (family Leguminosae) of the central and western United States and Mexico having pinnately compound leaves and pink, purple, or white pealike flowers in close heads or spikes and exhibiting a superficial resemblance to clover — see prairie clover