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dotted dalea, Nevada dalea

Habit Shrubs.
Stems

4–10(–15) dm, densely gland-dotted when young, silky-pilosulous, hairs retrorse.

Branches

divaricate;

sterile shoots almost sharp-tipped.

Leaves

pinnate, 0.7–2.7 cm;

leaflets 7–13, blades obovate to suborbiculate, 1–4.5 mm, terminal leaflet shorter than laterals, surfaces with submarginal and apical glands abaxially, glands visible, pubescent.

Racemes

dense to relatively loose;

rachis not spine-tipped in anthesis, 0.3–3 cm;

bracts lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 1.6–6.5 mm;

bracteoles absent.

Flowers

calyx 3.9–5.3(–8.3) mm, pilosulous throughout or tube glabrous, tube 1.9–2.8(–3) mm, ribs prominent, intervals each with 1 row of 2–6 glands, lobes triangular-lanceolate to lanceolate, abaxial lobe longer;

corolla pink-purple, banner with yellow eye;

banner 4.6–6.1(–6.6) mm, ovate-cordate, ovate, base cordate, apex emarginate, claw linear;

wings oblong, 4–5(–5.4) × 1.5–2.1 mm;

keel obovate, (3.7–)4–5.3 × 2.4–3.7 mm;

stamens 5.2–6.8 mm;

filaments distinct to (1.5–)2–3 mm;

anthers (0.5–)0.6–0.8(–1) mm, connective gland-tipped.

Legumes

obliquely obovoid, 2.5 mm, with large glands distally, glabrous proximally, sparsely pilosulous distally.

Seeds

2–2.5 mm.

Psorothamnus polydenius

Distribution
from USDA
sw United States
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Key
1. Calyx lobes 1.8–2.5 mm.
var. polydenius
1. Calyx lobes 3.6–5.2 mm.
var. jonesii
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Psorothamnus
Sibling taxa
P. arborescens, P. emoryi, P. fremontii, P. kingii, P. schottii, P. scoparius, P. spinosus, P. thompsoniae
Subordinate taxa
P. polydenius var. jonesii, P. polydenius var. polydenius
Synonyms Dalea polydenia
Name authority (Torrey) Rydberg in N. L. Britton et al.: N. Amer. Fl. 24: 46. (1919) — (as polyadenius)
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