▁branch ing ▁st ems ▁sometimes ▁with ▁th orn s . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁each ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁pairs ▁of ▁green ▁linear ▁to ▁o val ▁leaf lets ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁cent imeter ▁in ▁length . ▁ ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁rac eme ▁of ▁many ▁flowers ▁with ▁re dd ish ▁green ▁cal y ces ▁of ▁sep als ▁and ▁bright ▁pur ple ▁pe ali ke ▁cor oll as ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁cent imeter ▁long . ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁g land ular ▁leg ume ▁pod ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁cent imeter ▁long ▁containing ▁one ▁seed . ▁ ▁Vari eties ▁The ▁vari eties ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁are ▁generally ▁similar ▁in ▁appearance ▁but ▁more ▁restricted ▁in ▁distribution : ▁Ps or oth am n us ▁ar b ores c ens ▁var . ▁ar b ores c ens ▁( syn : ▁D ale a ▁f rem ont ii ▁var . ▁sau nd ers ii ▁( Par ish ) ▁Mun z ) ▁- ▁south western ▁M oj ave ▁Des ert , ▁ ▁elev ation . ▁Ps or oth am n us ▁ar b ores c ens ▁var . ▁min ut if ol ius ▁- ▁White ▁and ▁In yo ▁Mountains , ▁M oj ave ▁sky ▁islands , ▁east ▁of ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada , ▁ ▁elev ation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Cal fl ora ▁Database : ▁Ps or oth am n us ▁ar b ores c ens ▁( Cal iforn ia ▁D ale a , ▁ ▁M oj ave ▁ind igo ▁bush ) ▁Je pson