Arizona Wild Flowers
Wildflower Pictures Photos, And Information.

Parry Dalea
Marina parryi, Family ( Papilionaceae ), Parry Dalea. Also called: Dalea parryi, Parry's False Prairie Clover, Parrys False Prairie Clover, Parry's Indigobush, Parry's marina, Parrys marina.

Parry Dalea is a perennial shrub about 1 - 2 1/2 feet tall with several thin branched stems.

Height: Up to About 2 feet tall.
Flowers: Tiny 1/4 to 3/8 inch pea - like flowers with purple upper petals and yellowish-white lower petals arranged into small delicate spikes. Flowers can easily be overlooked.
Fruit: A single legume, hard, smooth seed.
Blooming Time: April - May in Arizona.
Leaves: The grayish green leaves are pinately compound, with an odd number of about 5 to 13 leaflets, leaflets opposite, about 1 inch long.
Elevation: 0 to 2,624 Feet.
Habitat: Found in southwestern Arizona, California, and Sonora Mexico; Creosote Bush Scrub Communities. On arroyos, roadsides, and among piņon and juniper.
Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken At Tortilla Flat, Arizona. April 21, 2009.