Willow Dells
Sue Smith
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Willow Dells
Sue Smith
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Willow Dells
Sue Smith
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Willow Dells
Sue Smith
Plant Description

Origin: Native
General Description: Deciduous. Stems 10 to 24 inches tall, widely branched, smooth. Leaves less than 1 inch long, leaflets 1/16 inch long, thick, folded lengthwise, smooth. Flowers in 2 to 10 flowered, head-like spikes. Banner petals reddish-purple, keel (lower) petals often yellow.
Identification notes: Plants perennial, shrubby. Flowers purple or white, attached directly to stem; spikes are head-like or almost head-like and stout, or if less than ½ inch wide then not elongate; petals inserted on stamen tube, leaving scars when they fall.
Height: 10 to 24 inches     Width: Unavailable


Habitat

Habitat Description: Rocky hillsides, mountains and dry, open and sunny plains.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 2000 - 6500 feet


Flowers

Color: Reddish-purple, yellow   Shape: Irregular in clusters    Tubular: N   Flowering Period: Apr - Jun
Description: Pea-like flowers, petals to 1/2 inch long, 2 to 10 flowers in terminal spiked clusters. Upper (banner) petals reddish-purple, keel (lower) petals often yellow; sepals 5, long-hairy, united at the base.


Leaves

Leaf Color: Dark green   Type: Compound   Shape: Narrow   Margin: Smooth   Attachment: Alternate   Hairs: N
Description: Pinnate with 7 to 11 narrow leaflets dotted with dark glands. Compound leaves less than 1 inch long and leaflets to 1/16 inch long.


Fruit

Color: Brown   Type: Pod   Description: Pods small, hairy, and gland-dotted, contained within the persistent hairy calyx; containing 1 to 2 seeds.


Bark/Branches

Bark Color: Brown   Bark Texture (Mature): Rough   Bark and Branch Description: Branches are contorted. Stems branch at wide angles, zig-zagging from node to node.
Spines, thorns or prickles: N

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