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Marina parryi is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Parry's false prairie-clover. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This is a perennial herb producing stiff, branching stems 20 to 80 centimeters long. It is coated with glands and rough hairs. The leaves are made up of several pairs of small oval leaflets no more than 6 millimeters long. The flower cluster is a raceme of deep blue and white bicolored flowers each under a centimeter long. The fruit is a legume pod containing a single seed.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

8 - 31 in Tall

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Color

White, Blue

Sun

Full Sun

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Site type

Open desert washes and rocky slopes

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub