United States, Arizona, Graham County, South slopes below Frye Mesa, Pinaleno Mountains, 15 miles SW of Safford.
32.7615 -109.8287 +-1000m.
Sandy and gravelly slopes and gully banks.
Prosopis glandulosa, Larrea tridentata, and Fouquieria splendens
Shrub 1-2 m high, habit somewaht like that of Parosela fremontii. Flowers blue, 2-2.5 cm long, in dense terminal racemes 1-2 cm long.
Fruiting
ISOTYPE of Sophora formosa. =Dermatophyllum arizonicum (S. Watson) Vincent fide: Phytoneuron 2011-57: 2. Envelope attached: "Seeds collected from wild plants, 13 miles SW of Pima, AZ. ca. 3000 ft. elev. by C. J. Humphrey, June 11, 1937.