Status: Native
Synonyms:
Dalea ordiae Gray
Parosela albiflora (Gray) Vail
Parosela ordiae (Gray) Heller
Dalea albiflora is an erect perennial herb with many villous leaflets (19-31) per pinnately compound leaf.
The flowers are arranged in dense terminal spikes and are white with strongly exerted stamens.
The fruit is a one or two seeded pod that is small enough to be hidden by (included in) the calyx. Dalea albiflora is found in middle elevations on dry hillsides.
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Dalea albiflora, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Aug. 28, 2007
Dalea albiflora, leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, October 26, 2009
Dalea albiflora, pod, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Tyrone-Thompson Road, October 27, 2009
Dalea albiflora, indeterminate inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 9, 2011
Dalea albiflora, indeterminate inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 9, 2011
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