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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