| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Dalea formosa Torr. trib. Amorpheae |
| Bibliography | Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 177 (1827) |
| Native Range | w. & c. USA to n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Description | glabrous, leaflets very small, 4-5 pairs, cuneate-oblong, retuse, abaxially black punctate, flowers 4-6, large, in lax spike, bracts ovate, calyx lobes plumose |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | reddish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Parosela formosa (Torr.) Vail |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (OKL Oklahoma) 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) |