''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the

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. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemisphere, where they are distributed from Canada to Argentina. Nearly half of the known species are endemic to Mexico. Two species of ''Dalea'' (''Dalea ornata'' and ''Dalea searlsiae'') have been considered for rangeland restoration.

Species

''Dalea'' comprises the following species: * '' Dalea abietifolia'' (Rydb.) Bullock * '' Dalea acracarpica'' Barneby * '' Dalea adenopoda'' (Rydb.) Isely—Tampa prairie clover * '' Dalea aenigma'' Barneby * '' Dalea albiflora'' A. Gray—whiteflower prairie clover * '' Dalea ananassa'' Barneby * '' Dalea antana'' J.F. Macbr. * '' Dalea arenicola'' (Wemple) B.L. Turner * '' Dalea aurea'' C. Fraser—golden prairie clover * '' Dalea austrotexana'' B.L.Turner * ''

Dalea ayavacensis ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Kunth ** var. ''ayavacensis'' Kunth ** var. ''killipii'' (J.F.Macbr.) Barneby * ''

Dalea azurea ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Phil.) Reiche * ''

Dalea bacchantum ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Barneby * '' Dalea bartonii'' Barneby—Warnock's prairie clover, Cox's dalea * '' Dalea bicolor'' Willd.—silver prairie clover ** var. ''argyrea'' (A.Gray) Barneby ** var. ''bicolor'' Willd. ** var. ''canescens'' (M.Martens & Galeotti) Barneby ** var. ''naviculifolia'' (Hemsl.) Barneby ** var. ''orcuttiana'' Barneby * ''

Dalea boliviana ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Britton * ''

Dalea boraginea ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea botterii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Rydb.) Barneby * ''

Dalea brachystachya ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' A. Gray—Fort Bowie prairie clover * ''

Dalea brandegei ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Rose) Bullock * ''

Dalea caeciliae ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Harms * ''Dalea cahaba'' J.R.Allison—Cahaba prairie clover * '' Dalea candida'' Willd.—white prairie clover, white tassel-flower ** var. ''candida'' Willd. ** var. ''oligophylla'' (Torr.) Shinners * ''

Dalea capitata ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' S. Watson ** var. ''capitata'' S. Watson ** var. ''quinqueflora'' (Brandegee) Barneby * ''

Dalea carnea ''Dalea carnea'', commonly known as pink tassels, is a flowering plant species named for its small, pink-to-white flowers. It is also known as whitetassels or pink prairie clover. The plant is a perennial herb in the family Fabaceae. Its habitats ...

'' (Michx.) Poir.—whitetassels ** var. ''albida'' (Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby ** var. ''carnea'' (Michx.) Poir. * ''

Dalea carthagenensis ''Dalea carthagenensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Cartagena prairie-clover. It is native to the Americas, where it is found in South America, Central America, the West Indies, and the US state ...

'' (Jacq.) J.F. Macbr.—Cartagena prairie clover ** var. ''barbata'' (Oerst.) Barneby ** var. ''brevis'' (J.F.Macbr.) Barneby ** var. ''capitulata'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** var. ''carthagenensis'' (Jacq.) J.F. Macbr. ** var. ''floridana'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** var. ''pilocarpa'' (Rusby) Barneby ** var. ''portoricana'' Barneby ** var. ''trichocalyx'' (Ulbr.) Barneby * ''

Dalea ceciliana ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

''—Cecilia's prairie clover * ''

Dalea choanosema ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea chrysophylla ''Dalea chrysophylla'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea cinnamomea ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea cliffortiana ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Willd. * ''

Dalea coerulea ''Dalea coerulea'' is a species of flowering plant from the genus ''Dalea''. Range and habitat In Colombia ''Dalea coerulea'' is predominantly found on truncated clayey soils. Next to Colombia, the species is also observed and described to be ...

'' (L. f.) Schinz & Thell. ** var. ''coerulea'' (L. f.) Schinz & Thell. ** var. ''longispicata'' (Ulbr.) Barneby * ''

Dalea compacta ''Dalea compacta'', with the common name compact praireclover, is a plant of the Southwestern United States. Uses The Zuni people use the root as a poultice for sores and rashes, and an infusion Infusion is the process of extracting chemic ...

'' Spreng.—compact prairie clover ** var. ''compacta'' Spreng. ** var. ''pubescens'' (A.Gray) Barneby * ''

Dalea confusa ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Rydb.) Barneby * ''

Dalea cora ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea crassifolia ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Hemsl. * ''

Dalea cuatrecasasii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea cuniculo-caudata ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Paul G. Wilson * ''

Dalea cyanea ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Greene * '' Dalea cylindrica'' Hook. ** var. ''cylindrica'' Hook. ** var. ''haenkeana'' Barneby ** var. ''nova'' (Ulbr.) Barneby ** var. ''sulfurea'' (Ulbr.) Barneby * ''

Dalea cylindriceps ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby—Andean prairie clover * ''

Dalea daucosma ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea dipsacea ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea dispar ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' C.V. Morton * ''

Dalea dorycnoides ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' DC. * '' Dalea elata'' Hook. & Arn. * ''

Dalea elegans ''Dalea elegans'' is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. References * Stiefkens, L. B. 1984. Cromosomas gaméticos de Dalea elegans (Fabaceae). Kurtziana 17, pages 170–171 Exte ...

'' Hook. & Arn. ** var. ''elegans'' Hook. & Arn. ** var. ''onobrychioides'' (Griseb.) Barneby * ''

Dalea emarginata ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners—wedgeleaf prairie clover * ''

Dalea enneandra ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' C. Fraser—nineanther prairie clover * '' Dalea eriophylla'' S. Watson * ''

Dalea erythrorhiza ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Greenm. * '' Dalea escobilla'' Barneby * ''

Dalea exigua ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby—Chihuahuan prairie clover * ''

Dalea exilis ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' DC. * ''

Dalea exserta ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Rydb.) Gentry—Mexican prairie clover * ''

Dalea feayi ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Chapman) Barneby—Feay's prairie clover * ''

Dalea fieldii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr. * ''

Dalea filiciformis ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Robinson & Greenm.It has been proposed that ''Dalea filiciformis'' be transferred to the genus ''

Marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...

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Dalea filiformis ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' A. Gray—Sonoran prairie clover * ''

Dalea flavescens ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (S. Watson) S.L. Welsh—Canyonlands prairie clover * ''

Dalea foliolosa ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (physician), Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are n ...

'' (Aiton) Barneby ** var. ''citrina'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** var. ''foliolosa'' (Aiton) Barneby * '' Dalea foliosa'' (A. Gray) Barneby—leafy prairie clover * '' Dalea formosa'' Torr.—featherplume * '' Dalea frutescens'' A. Gray—black prairie clover, black dalea * ''

Dalea galbina ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr. * ''

Dalea gattingeri ''Dalea gattingeri'', commonly called purpletassles or Gattinger prairie clover, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family. It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is restricted to limestone cedar glades of Tennessee, ...

'' (A. Heller) Barneby—purpletassels * ''

Dalea glumacea ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea grayi ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' (Vail) L.O. Williams—Gray's prairie clover * ''

Dalea greggii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' A. Gray—Gregg's prairie clover * '' Dalea gypsophila'' Barneby * ''

Dalea hallii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' A. Gray * ''

Dalea hegewischiana ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Steud. * ''

Dalea hemsleyana ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' (Rose) Bullock * ''

Dalea hintonii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Sandwith * '' Dalea hospes'' (Rose) Bullock * ''

Dalea humifusa ''Dalea humifusa'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. References

Dalea, humifusa Endemic flora of Ecuador Near threatened plants Taxono ...

'' Benth. * '' Dalea humilis'' G. Don * ''

Dalea illustris ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea insignis ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Hemsl. * ''

Dalea isidorii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea jamesii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray—James' prairie clover * ''

Dalea jamesonii ''Dalea jamesonii'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by veg ...

'' (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr. * '' Dalea juncea'' (Rydb.) Wiggins * ''

Dalea kuntzei ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Kuntze * '' Dalea lachnostachys'' A. Gray—glandleaf prairie clover * ''

Dalea lamprostachya ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * '' Dalea lanata'' Spreng.—woolly prairie clover, woolly dalea ** var. ''lanata'' Spreng. ** var. ''terminalis'' (M.E.Jones) Barneby * ''

Dalea laniceps ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby—woollyhead prairie clover * ''

Dalea lasiathera ''Dalea lasiathera'', the purple prairieclover, is a plant from the Southwestern United States. Uses Among the Zuni people The Zuni ( zun, A:shiwi; formerly spelled ''Zuñi'') are Native American Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River val ...

'' A. Gray—purple dalea * ''

Dalea leporina ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Aiton) Bullock—foxtail prairie clover, hare's foot dalea * ''

Dalea leptostachya ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' DC. * '' Dalea leucosericea'' (Rydb.) Standl. & Steyerm. * ''

Dalea leucostachya ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' A. Gray ** var. ''eysenhardtioides'' (Hemsl.) Barneby ** var. ''leucostachya'' A. Gray * ''

Dalea luisana ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' S. Watson * ''

Dalea lumholtzii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Robinson & Fernald—Lumholtz's prairie clover * '' Dalea lutea'' (Cav.) Willd. ** var. ''gigantea'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** var. ''lutea'' (Cav.) Willd. * ''

Dalea macrotropis ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' S. Schauer * ''

Dalea mcvaughii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea melantha ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' S. Schauer * ''

Dalea mexiae ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea minutifolia ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Rydb.) Harms * '' Dalea mixteca'' Barneby * '' Dalea mollis'' Benth.—hairy prairie clover * '' Dalea mollissima'' (Rydb.) Munz—soft prairie clover * ''

Dalea moquehuana ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' J.F. Macbr. * ''

Dalea mucronata ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' DC. * ''

Dalea multiflora ''Dalea multiflora'', commonly called roundhead prairie clover, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in Mexico and the United States. In the U.S., it is primarily foun ...

'' (Nutt.) Shinners—roundhead prairie clover * '' Dalea myriadenia'' Ulbr. * ''

Dalea nana ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (physician), Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are n ...

'' A. Gray—dwarf prairie clover ** var. ''carnescens'' (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles ** var. ''nana'' A. Gray * ''

Dalea nelsonii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Rydb. * ''

Dalea nemaphyllidia ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea neomexicana ''Dalea neomexicana'', the downy prairie clover, is a perennial plant in the legume family (Fabaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert and grasslands of southeastern Arizona to western Texas and into Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially ...

'' (A. Gray) Cory—downy prairie clover, New Mexico dalea ** var. ''longipila'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** var. ''neomexicana'' (A. Gray) Cory * '' Dalea nobilis'' Barneby * ''

Dalea obovata ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners * ''

Dalea obovatifolia ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Ortega ** var. ''obovatifolia'' Ortega ** var. ''uncifera'' (Schltdl. & Cham.) Barneby * '' Dalea obreniformis'' (Rydb.) Barneby * ''

Dalea onobrychis ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' DC. * ''

Dalea ornata ''Dalea ornata'', the Blue Mountain prairie clover, is a perennial subshrub or herb of the subfamily Faboideae in the pea family (Fabaceae). It is found in the Great Basin region of the Western United States, in the states of California, Idaho, ...

'' (Hook.) Eaton & Wright—Blue Mountain prairie clover, handsome prairie clover * ''

Dalea parrasana ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Brandegee * '' Dalea pazensis'' Rusby * ''

Dalea pectinata ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Kunth * ''

Dalea pennellii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr. * ''

Dalea phleoides ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners—slimspike prairie clover ** var. ''microphylla'' (Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby ** var. ''phleoides'' (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners * ''

Dalea pinetorum ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Gentry * '' Dalea pinnata'' (J.F. Gmel.) Barneby—summer farewell * ''

Dalea piptostegia ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * '' Dalea plantaginoides'' Barneby * ''

Dalea pogonathera ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' A. Gray—bearded prairie clover ** var. ''pogonathera'' A. Gray ** var. ''walkerae'' (Tharp & F. A. Barkley) B. L. Turner * '' Dalea polygonoides'' A. Gray—sixweeks prairie clover * ''

Dalea polystachya ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Sessé & Moc.) Barneby * '' Dalea pringlei'' A. Gray—Pringle's prairie clover * ''

Dalea prostrata ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Ortega * '' Dalea pseudocorymbosa'' A.E.Estrada & Villarreal * ''

Dalea pulchella ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' G. Don * ''

Dalea pulchra ''Dalea pulchra'', the Santa Catalina prairie clover or indigo bush, is a perennial shrub or subshrub of the subfamily Faboideae in the pea family-(Fabaceae). It is found in the southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico in the states o ...

'' Gentry—Santa Catalina prairie clover * '' Dalea purpurea'' Vent.—purple prairie clover, violet dalea * '' Dalea purpusii'' Brandegee * ''

Dalea quercetorum ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Standl. & L.O. Williams * '' Dalea radicans'' S. Watson * ''

Dalea reclinata ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Cav.) Willd. * '' Dalea reverchonii'' (S. Watson) Shinners * ''

Dalea revoluta ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' S. Watson * '' Dalea rubrolutea'' Barneby * ''

Dalea rupertii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' A.E. Estrada, Villarreal & M. González * ''

Dalea rzedowskii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea sabinalis ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' (S. Watson) Shinners—sabinal prairie clover * ''

Dalea saffordii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Rose) Bullock * ''

Dalea scandens ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' (Mill.) R.T. Clausen—low prairie clover ** var. ''occidentalis'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** var. ''paucifolia'' (J.M.Coult.) Barneby ** var. ''scandens'' (Mill.) R.T. Clausen ** var. ''vulneraria'' (Oerst.) Barneby * ''

Dalea scariosa ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' S. Watson—Albuquerque prairie clover * ''

Dalea schiblii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Medina & M. Sousa * ''

Dalea searlsiae ''Dalea searlsiae'', commonly known as Searls' prairie clover, is a perennial legume species belonging to the ''Dalea'' genus. The species is found through arid regions of the southwestern United States and can survive in low moisture condition ...

'' (A. Gray) Barneby—Searls' prairie clover * ''

Dalea sericea ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Lag. * '' Dalea sericocalyx'' (Rydb.) L. Riley * ''

Dalea similis ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Hemsl. * ''

Dalea simulatrix ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * '' Dalea smithii'' (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr. * ''

Dalea sousae ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea strobilacea ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * '' Dalea tapacariensis'' Kuntze * ''

Dalea tentaculoides ''Dalea tentaculoides'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Gentry's indigobush. It is native to Arizona in the United States, where it is limited to Pima and Santa Cruz Counties. It may occur in a ...

'' Gentry—Gentry's indigobush * '' Dalea tenuicaulis'' Hook. f. * ''

Dalea tenuifolia ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (A. Gray) Shinners—slimleaf prairie clover, bigtop dalea * ''

Dalea tenuis ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (J.M. Coult.) Shinners—pinkglobe prairie clover * '' Dalea thouinii'' Schrank * ''

Dalea tinctoria ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Brandegee * ''

Dalea tolteca ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * '' Dalea tomentosa'' (Cav.) Willd. ** var. ''mota'' Barneby ** var. ''psoraleoides'' (Moric.) Barneby ** var. ''tomentosa'' (Cav.) Willd. * ''

Dalea transiens ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea tridactylites ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea trifoliata ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Zucc. * ''

Dalea trochilina ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Brandegee * ''

Dalea uniflora ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Barneby) G.L. Nesom * ''

Dalea urceolata ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Greene—pineforest prairie clover ** var. ''lucida'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** var. ''urceolata'' Greene * '' Dalea verna'' Barneby * ''

Dalea versicolor ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Zucc.—oakwoods prairie clover ** subsp. ''argyrostachya'' (Hook. & Arn.) Barneby ** subsp. ''glabrescens'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** subsp. ''sessilis'' (A. Gray) Barneby ** subsp. ''versicolor'' Zucc. * ''

Dalea villosa ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' (Nutt.) Spreng.—silky prairie clover ** var. ''grisea'' (Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby ** var. ''villosa'' (Nutt.) Spreng. * '' Dalea virgata'' Lag. * ''

Dalea viridiflora ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western he ...

'' S. Watson * ''

Dalea weberbaueri ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Ulbr. ** var. ''sericophylla'' (Ulbr.) Barneby ** var. ''weberbaueri'' Ulbr. * ''

Dalea wigginsii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea wrightii ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' A. Gray—Wright's prairie clover * ''

Dalea zimapanica ''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...

'' S. Schauer

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved: * ''Dalea acutiflora'' Steud. * ''Dalea analiliana'' Spellenb. * ''Dalea austrotexana'' B.L.Turner * ''Dalea barbata'' (Oerst.) Aymard * ''Dalea ceciliana'' B.L.Turner * ''Dalea diversicolor'' Rydb. * ''Dalea enneandra'' Nutt. * ''Dalea filiciformis'' B.L. Rob. & Greenm. * ''Dalea flavescens'' (S. Watson) S.L. Welsh ex Barneby * ''Dalea flavorosea'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC. * ''Dalea goldmani'' (Rose) L.Riley * ''Dalea gymnocodon'' Barneby * ''Dalea holwayi'' Rose * ''Dalea humboldtiana'' Velarde * ''Dalea hypoglottidea'' DC. * ''Dalea lachnantha'' S.Schauer * ''Dalea lachnostachya'' A.Gray * ''Dalea lagopoda'' St.-Lag. * ''Dalea lateripes'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC. * ''Dalea longipes'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC. * ''Dalea lumholtzii'' B.L. Rob. & Fernald * ''Dalea lutescens'' Cervantes ex G. Don * ''Dalea megalostachya'' (Rose) Wiggins * ''Dalea melilotoides'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC. * ''Dalea moricandi'' D. Dietr. * ''Dalea mota'' Gentry * ''Dalea multifoliata'' Phil.f. * ''Dalea nelsonii'' (Rydb.) Barneby * ''Dalea pendulina'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC. * ''Dalea polyadenia'' F. Heller * ''Dalea scopa'' Barneby * ''Dalea seleriana'' Harms * ''Dalea unguicularis'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC. * ''Dalea unifoliolata'' C.B.Rob. & Greenm. * ''Dalea vernica'' (Rose) Greenm. * ''Dalea watsonii'' (Rose) Gentry * ''Dalea whitingi'' Kearney & Peebles

Gallery

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'' Dalea mollissima.jpg, '' Dalea mollissima'' Summer Farewell (Dalea pinnata) (6332191741).jpg, '' Dalea pinnata'' Dalea formosa flowers.jpg, '' Dalea formosa''

References

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