| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Dalea aurea Nutt. ex Pursh trib. Amorpheae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 740 (1813) |
| Native Range | w. & c. USA to ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | white appresed pubescent, leaflets 5-9, oblong, obovate or oblanceolate, 6-18mm, obtuse, ciliate, spike oblong or ovoid, 2-7cm long, bracts triangular-ovate |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Cylipogon capitatum Raf. Parosela aurea (Nutt. ex Pursh) Britton Petalostemon capitatus (Raf.) DC. Psoralea aurea (Nutt. ex Pursh) Poir. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |