Description:
Amorpha fruticosa is a shrub that can grow as tall as 20 feet in height and its width is typically twice its height. The branches are firm and woody and the twigs are green and hairy. Each leaf has 13 to 25 leaflets. The leaflets are one to two inches long, resinous, dotted, and hairy. The flowers are terminal on the branches in erect racemes. The fruit is about 1/4 inch long, curved, with resinous dots and contains two seeds each.