Dalea candida

An unusual papilionoid fabacid with very small, nearly regular flowers. Common on slopes and in canyons in the Four Corners area, less common elsewhere in the state.

An inflorescence at Hittle Bottom, near Moab, 6/12/06.

Plant habit at Hittle Bottom, 6/12/06.

A cauline leaf at Hittle Bottom, 6/12/06. The stems and abaxial leaf surfaces are conspicuously glandular.