1. Leaflets more than 5 (15-31 on many of the larger leaves), flat, oblanceolate-elliptic, less than 1 cm long, mostly ca. 2-3 mm broad.

D. leporina

1. Leaflets 3-5, involute, linear, ca. 0.9-2 cm long, ca. 0.5-1.7 mm broad.

D. purpurea

All species found in Dalea

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March 18, 2025
https://mifloradev.lsa.umich.edu/flora-demo/#/genus/Dalea