Shrubs, unarmed, aromatic, dotted with conspicuous oil glands. Stems erect, glandular. Leaves alternate, odd-pinnate; stipules present, caducous; sessile; leaflets 17–41, blades linear-filiform or oblong-elliptic, margins entire, surfaces puberulent. Inflorescences 10–50(–90)-flowered, terminal, racemes; bracts absent. Pedicels relatively short, hairy. Flowers non-papilionaceous; calyx narrowly campanulate, lobes 5; corolla absent; stamens 10, monomorphic, distinct; anthers versatile; ovary 2-loculed; style sinuous; stigma punctiform. Fruits legumes, sessile, slightly compressed laterally, obovoid, indehiscent, prominently gland-dotted. Seeds 1 or 2, obovoid. x = 10.

Distribution

sw United States.

Discussion

Species 1.

Parryella is part of the amorphoid group of legumes (Amorpha, Eysenhardtia, etc.), characterized by non-papilionaceous flowers (M. McMahon and L. Hufford 2004). The relationships of Parryella within this group are discussed under 61. Amorpha.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Parryella filifolia