FABACEAE
Dalea compacta
Common Name: Showy Prairie Clover
inflorescence in Spring--these are hard to recognize as papilionoid legume flowers! In which direction do the flowers open--top to bottom or bottom to top? | leaves--are these compound or simple leaves? |
leaves again--this picture was taken looking down on top of a stem. What kind of environment might a plant with narrow leaflets, such as these, likely inhabit? | |