Emory Dalea is a member of the Pea
Family.
The
plant grows to 3 feet in height and has grayish-green, felty leaves
which grow in clusters of 1-13 leaflets to
2 inches in length. The plant
typically grows in sandy areas and on mesas at elevations below 500 feet.
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The Emory Dalea at right was
photographed in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson. |
Emory Dalea blooms between March - April and
produces purple, pea-like flowers that grow from a spherical flower
head to 0.25 inches in length.
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