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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

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.