Dalea formosa Torr.

A common shrub of the Chihuahuan Desert.

Flowers on the west side of Tortugas Mountain, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 13 Mar 2010.

Stem with flowers and fruit between Las Cruces and the Organ Mountains along Dripping Springs Road, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 23 Apr 2004.

Wider view, Dripping Springs Road, 23 Apr 2004.

A smallish plant in flower along New Mexico highway 51 between Elephant Butte and Engle, Sierra County, New Mexico, 24 Apr 2010.

Plant habit on the west side of Tortugas Mountain, 13 Mar 2010.