Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Dalea jamesii (Torrey) Torrey & Gray
(James's Prairie Clover)


Family: Fabaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Parosela jamesii (Torrey) Vail
Psoralea jamesii Torrey

Dalea jamesii has bright yellow flowers in clusters that turn reddish brown as they age. The leaves are trifoliately compound and whitish hairy on both sides. The calyx lobes are plumose. Dalea jamesii is found in dry, rocky plains.
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Dalea jamesii, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Silver City/Grant County airport, September 26, 2009



Dalea jamesii, closeup of flower and calyx, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Silver City/Grant County airport, September 26, 2009


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