FABACEAE
Dalea frutescens
Common Name: Black Dalea
Inflorescence a short spike with few purple flowers | can you see the conspicuous glands on the calices? |
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leaves - pinnately compound | frutescens means "shrubby or bushy" - this plant carries that specific epithet because it is distinguished from other Texas Dalea spp. by its distinclty woody stems |
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