Gregg's Prairie Clover
Dalea greggii
This pen & Ink was drawn from a specimen found at Sabino Canyon, Sta. Catalina Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA. 19 April 1994.
SHRUB: A
low shrub typically about a meter tall.
UNARMED.
FLOWERS: Numerous pale purple flowers are in short, capitate clusters
that look rather like a clover. Long pubescence gives the infloresscence a
fluffy appearance.
LEAVES: The small leaves have 5 to 7 leaflets that are often folded up.
RANGE: In Pima County and southeastern Arizona above 700 m elevation. According to the sources I have checked the Arizona specimens are no longer classified as D. greggii. I am not at all sure which species my specimen represents and without a voucher I may never know!
FRUIT: As with the other Dalea the pod is small and has just a
single bean seed.