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Parry Dalea, Marina parryi.

Parry Dalea, Marina parryi.  Plant Photo Taken At Tortilla Flat, Arizona. Also called: Dalea parryi, Parry's False Prairie Clover, Parrys False Prairie Clover, Parry's Indigobush, Parry's marina, Parrys marina.
Parry Dalea, Marina parryi. Plant Photo Taken At Tortilla Flat, Arizona. April 21, 2009.
Parry Dalea, Marina parryi.  Leaf  Photo Taken At Tortilla Flat, Arizona. Also called: Dalea parryi, Parry's False Prairie Clover, Parrys False Prairie Clover, Parry's Indigobush, Parry's marina, Parrys marina.
Parry Dalea, Marina parryi. Leaf Photo Taken At Tortilla Flat, Arizona. April 21, 2009.
Parry Dalea, Marina parryi.  Leaf  Photo Taken At Tortilla Flat, Arizona. Also called: Dalea parryi, Parry's False Prairie Clover, Parrys False Prairie Clover, Parry's Indigobush, Parry's marina, Parrys marina.
Parry Dalea, Marina parryi. Leaf Photo Taken At Tortilla Flat, Arizona. April 21, 2009.
Parry Dalea, Marina parryi.  Flower  Photo Taken At Tortilla Flat, Arizona. Also called: Dalea parryi, Parry's False Prairie Clover, Parrys False Prairie Clover, Parry's Indigobush, Parry's marina, Parrys marina.
Parry Dalea, Marina parryi. Flower Photo Taken At Tortilla Flat, Arizona. April 21, 2009.

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.

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