Status: Native
Synonyms:
Parosela nana (Torrey) Heller
Dalea nana is an ascending to upright perennial herb with small yellow flowers in dense hairy spikes. The leaves are once pinnate with mostly five leaflets but occasionally 3 or 7 leaflets per leaf. The leaves are pubescent on both surfaces and not glandular in appearance. Dalea nana is found in drier areas at lower elevation.
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Dalea nana, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, Bill Evans Lake, October 29, 2009
Dalea nana, plant measured in lab (ruler is 15cm long), photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, Bill Evans Lake, October 29, 2009
Dalea nana, flower spike, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, Bill Evans Lake, October 29, 2009
Dalea nana, flower spike measured in lab, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, Bill Evans Lake, October 29, 2009
Dalea nana, macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, Bill Evans Lake, October 29, 2009
Dalea nana, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mountains, Bill Evans Lake, October 29, 2009
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