| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Dalea tenuis (J.M.Coult.) Shinners |
| Bibliography | Field & Lab. 17: 84 (1949) |
| Native Range | Texas |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | woody-based, stems ramose, glabrous, leaves numerous, pinnate, 2-3cm, leaflets 3. linear, 5-12mm, acute, glabrous, long pedunculate, subspherical, 1-2cm |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | 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 spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Dalea stanfieldii (Small) Shinners Kuhnistera tenuis (J.M.Coult.) A.Heller Petalostemon grothii J.F.Macbr. Petalostemon stanfieldii Small Petalostemon tenuis (J.M.Coult.) A.Heller Petalostemon violaceus var. tenuis J.M.Coult. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) |