| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Dalea elegans Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. trib. Amorpheae |
| Synonyms | Dalea stenophylla Griseb. |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 500-3000m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 14-16 pairs, minute, linear-cuneate, obtuse, spike terminal, pedunculate, cylindrical, calyx sericeous-lanate, corolla ca. 1cm |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America Southern South America (Argentina Northeast , Argentina Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
elegans onobrychoides (Griseb.) Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 380 (1977)
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