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White Dalea or Dyeweed, Psorothamnus emoryi

Closeup photo of a White Dalea or Dyeweed with a bee on a purple flower
White Dalea or Dyeweed, Psorothamnus emoryi
Fabaceae


White Dalea or Dyeweed, Psorothamnus emoryi
Fabaceae


White Dalea or Dyeweed, Psorothamnus emoryi
Fabaceae


White Dalea or Dyeweed, Psorothamnus emoryi
Fabaceae

The White Dalea is a small shrub that is frequently seen beside dirt roads.

If you touch the blossoms of the White Dalea, you may find a saffron-colored stain on your hands.

White Dalea is the host plant to the tiny Pilostyles Thurberii which lives in its branches.

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