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htop wrote:
Golden Daleais (Dalea aurea), Texas native, perennial, blooms rom late May to July

An upright, woody, taprooted plant, it is a legume which is found on the sandy or limestone soils of open prairies and pastures. In Texas, it is foind in the Edwards Plateau and South Texas Plains regions. It is about 12-30 inches in height. It is single-stemmed or sometimes branched above. The blooms may be golden-yellow or pale yellow. The individual flowers are about 3/8 to 1/2 inch long. They form a circle around the flower spike.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/68331/live_view/