Feather dalea

Quick look

Dalea formosa is a semi-evergreen species of flowering plant in the genus Dalea, known by the common names feather dalea and featherplume; it is named for the physician Samuel Dale. The plant is native to the southern United States. It is highly tolerant of heat, cold, and drought. It is favored by honeybees; but of much less use to most wildlife, with the exception of rabbits and deer.

• It belongs to the Fabaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 5 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to New Mexico. ^NatureServe
• In New Mexico, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–May. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as purple. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as indeterminate. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 3 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 994 research-grade sightings of it in New Mexico, ranking #50 among the 109 flowers on our New Mexico list. ^iNaturalist