Psorothamnus fremontii

Fremont's dalea

Family: Fabaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Fremont's dalea is a California native shrub found in arid regions of the southwestern deserts at elevations ranging from low to moderate heights. Flowering from spring to early summer, this plant produces magenta-purple flowers in compact clusters with 10 to 25 blossoms. Growing as a compact silvery-gray shrub less than one meter tall, it features densely strigose branches with a distinctive appearance. Its leaves are composed of small leaflets uniquely jointed to the stem axis, creating a delicate and intricate foliage structure. The fruit is notably adorned with small orange glands arranged in longitudinal lines, adding visual interest to the plant's mature stage.

California counties: San Bernardino, Inyo, Kern, Imperial, Riverside, Mono

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.