FABACEAE

Dalea compacta

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inflorescence in Spring--these are hard to recognize as papilionoid legume flowers!  In which direction do the flowers open--top to bottom or bottom to top? leaves--are these compound or simple leaves?
 
leaves again--this picture was taken looking down on top of a stem.  What kind of environment might a plant with narrow leaflets, such as these, likely inhabit?