Jackass Clover
Wislizenia refracta
Photo taken near Quitobaquito Spring, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, 24 Oct. 2015.
FLOWERS: Bright yellow flowers are arrayed into a spike at the end of the stems. The bright yellow stamens are very long.
LEAVES: Compound leaves with three leaflets - trifoliate. Pungent aroma emerges from crushed foliage.
ANNUAL/PERENNIAL: An herbaceous plant mostly less than a meter tall.
RANGE: Sandy areas with some alkaline or saline moisture below.
FRUIT: Single seeds inside one to three dry fruit sections.
UNARMED: No thorns present.