| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Dalea tenuifolia (A.Gray) Shinners trib. Amorpheae |
| Bibliography | Field & Lab. 17: 84 (1949) |
| Native Range | Colorado to c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | sparsely pubescent, leaflets 3-5, linear to linear-spathulate, 8-18mm, revolute, obtuse, glandular, spike cylindrical, 2-4cm long, calyx sericeous-hirsute |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 | Kuhnistera tenuifolia (A.Gray) Kuntze Petalostemon porterianus Small Petalostemon rothrockii Rydb. Petalostemon tenuifolius A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, OKL Oklahoma) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |