| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Dalea rubescens S.Watson trib. Amorpheae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 369 (1882) |
| Native Range | c. Arizona to c. Texas and n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | woody-based, leaves petiolate, pinnate, leaflets 3, linear-oblong, acute, sericeous-hirsute, spikes oblong, 15-20mm, bracts ovate, pod pubescent |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow, fading pink |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dalea carnescens (Rydb.) Bullock Dalea nana var. carnescens (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles Dalea nana var. elatior Torr. ex Porter & J.M.Coult. Parosela carnescens Rydb. Parosela elatior Vail Parosela lesueurii Tharp & F.A.Barkley Parosela rubescens (S.Watson) Vail Parosela whitehouseae Tharp & F.A.Barkley |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |