Parryella filifolia

Common Dunebroom
Parryella filifolia

Family: Pea (Fabaceae)
AKA: Narrow-Leaf Dune-Broom
Photo taken on: July 3, 2021
Location: Arroyo Toro, Santa Fe NF, Medanales, NM
Life Zones: Plains and foothills
Habitat: Sandy soils, sand dunes

A strongly aromatic shrub growing over 3 feet tall with leaves divided into narrow, rolled leaflets. It has an overall broom-like appearance. Flowers grow in a long cluster lacking petals but with long, showy yellow stamens.

Yellow Long Clusters