''Dalea'' is a

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s in the

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family,

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. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary

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(1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemisphere, where they are distributed from

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. Nearly half of the known species are

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. Two species of ''Dalea'' (''Dalea ornata'' and ''Dalea searlsiae'') have been considered for

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Species

''Dalea'' comprises the following species: * ''

Dalea abietifolia ''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.) Bullock * ''

Dalea acracarpica ''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 adenopoda ''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.) Isely—Tampa prairie clover * ''

Dalea aenigma ''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 albiflora ''Dalea albiflora'', the whiteflower prairie clover or scruffy prairie clover, is a perennial subshrub or herb of the subfamily Faboideae in the pea family-(Fabaceae). It is found in the southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico in the ...

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

Dalea ananassa ''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 antana ''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 arenicola ''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 ...

'' (Wemple) B.L. Turner * ''

Dalea aurea ''Dalea aurea'', commonly called golden prairie clover, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the Great Plains and southwestern United States, and in the state of Coah ...

'' C. Fraser—golden prairie clover * ''

Dalea austrotexana ''Dalea austrotexana'', common name dune dalea, is a plant species endemic to southern Texas. It is known only from Jim Hogg, Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy and Starr Counties, all at the very southern tip of the state. The species prefers sandy loca ...

'' B.L.Turner * '' Dalea ayavacensis'' Kunth ** var. ''ayavacensis'' Kunth ** var. ''killipii'' (J.F.Macbr.) Barneby * '' Dalea azurea'' (Phil.) Reiche * '' Dalea bacchantum'' Barneby * ''

Dalea bartonii ''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—Warnock's prairie clover, Cox's dalea * ''

Dalea bicolor ''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 ...

'' 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'' (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 ''Dalea candida'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name white prairie clover. It is native to North America, where it can be found throughout central Canada, the central United States, and northern Mexico. ...

'' Willd.—white prairie clover, white tassel-flower ** var. ''candida'' Willd. ** var. ''oligophylla'' (Torr.) Shinners * '' Dalea capitata'' 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'' (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''—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'' 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'' 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'' Hemsl. * '' Dalea cuatrecasasii'' Barneby * '' Dalea cuniculo-caudata'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Hook. ** var. ''cylindrica'' Hook. ** var. ''haenkeana'' Barneby ** var. ''nova'' (Ulbr.) Barneby ** var. ''sulfurea'' (Ulbr.) Barneby * '' Dalea cylindriceps'' Barneby—Andean prairie clover * '' Dalea daucosma'' Barneby * '' Dalea dipsacea'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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'' (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners—wedgeleaf prairie clover * '' Dalea enneandra'' C. Fraser—nineanther prairie clover * ''

Dalea eriophylla ''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 * '' Dalea erythrorhiza'' Greenm. * ''

Dalea escobilla ''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 h ...

'' 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'' DC. * '' Dalea exserta'' (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 ''

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''. ''See'' and Cardoso ''et al.'' 2013. * '' Dalea filiformis'' A. Gray—Sonoran prairie clover * '' Dalea flavescens'' (S. Watson) S.L. Welsh—Canyonlands prairie clover * '' Dalea foliolosa'' (Aiton) Barneby ** var. ''citrina'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** var. ''foliolosa'' (Aiton) Barneby * ''

Dalea foliosa ''Dalea foliosa'', commonly called leafy prairie clover, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family ( Fabaceae). It is an endangered species in the United States, where it occurs in three states: Illinois, Tennessee, and Alabama.USFWS' ...

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

Dalea formosa ''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.—featherplume * ''

Dalea frutescens ''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—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'' (Vail) L.O. Williams—Gray's prairie clover * '' Dalea greggii'' A. Gray—Gregg's prairie clover * ''

Dalea gypsophila ''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 h ...

'' Barneby * '' Dalea hallii'' A. Gray * '' Dalea hegewischiana'' Steud. * '' Dalea hemsleyana'' (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 ''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 humifusa'' Benth. * ''

Dalea humilis ''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 h ...

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

Dalea juncea ''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 hem ...

'' (Rydb.) Wiggins * '' Dalea kuntzei'' Kuntze * ''

Dalea lachnostachys ''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 h ...

'' A. Gray—glandleaf prairie clover * '' Dalea lamprostachya'' Barneby * ''

Dalea lanata ''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 hem ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (Rydb.) Standl. & Steyerm. * '' Dalea leucostachya'' A. Gray ** var. ''eysenhardtioides'' (Hemsl.) Barneby ** var. ''leucostachya'' A. Gray * '' Dalea luisana'' S. Watson * '' Dalea lumholtzii'' Robinson & Fernald—Lumholtz's prairie clover * ''

Dalea lutea ''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. ** 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'' 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 ''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 h ...

'' Barneby * ''

Dalea mollis ''Dalea mollis'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family which is known by the common name hairy prairie clover. Distribution This wildflower is native to the deserts of California, Arizona, and Northwestern Mexico. It is a common ...

'' Benth.—hairy prairie clover * ''

Dalea mollissima ''Dalea mollissima'' is a desert wildflower plant in the legume family ( Fabaceae), with the common names soft prairie clover, downy dalea, and silk dalea.Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., 2013, Distribution The plant is native ...

'' (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'' (Nutt.) Shinners—roundhead prairie clover * ''

Dalea myriadenia ''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 ...

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

Dalea obreniformis ''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 h ...

'' (Rydb.) Barneby * '' Dalea onobrychis'' DC. * '' Dalea ornata'' (Hook.) Eaton & Wright—Blue Mountain prairie clover, handsome prairie clover * '' Dalea parrasana'' Brandegee * ''

Dalea pazensis ''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 ...

'' Rusby * '' Dalea pectinata'' Kunth * '' Dalea pennellii'' (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'' Gentry * ''

Dalea pinnata ''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. 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 ''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 h ...

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

Dalea polygonoides ''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 h ...

'' A. Gray—sixweeks prairie clover * '' Dalea polystachya'' (Sessé & Moc.) Barneby * ''

Dalea pringlei ''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 h ...

'' A. Gray—Pringle's prairie clover * '' Dalea prostrata'' Ortega * ''

Dalea pseudocorymbosa ''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 h ...

'' 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'' Gentry—Santa Catalina prairie clover * ''

Dalea purpurea ''Dalea purpurea'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known as purple prairie clover.Dalea purpusii ''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 h ...

'' Brandegee * '' Dalea quercetorum'' Standl. & L.O. Williams * ''

Dalea radicans ''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 h ...

'' 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 ''Dalea reverchonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Comanche Peak prairie-clover. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is known from Bosque, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Somer ...

'' (S. Watson) Shinners * '' Dalea revoluta'' S. Watson * ''

Dalea rubrolutea ''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 rupertii'' A.E. Estrada, Villarreal & M. González * '' Dalea rzedowskii'' Barneby * '' Dalea sabinalis'' (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'' (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'' Medina & M. Sousa * '' Dalea searlsiae'' (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 ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 sousae'' Barneby * '' Dalea strobilacea'' Barneby * ''

Dalea tapacariensis ''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 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 ''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 h ...

'' 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 ''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 h ...

'' Schrank * '' Dalea tinctoria'' 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 ''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 h ...

'' (Cav.) Willd. ** var. ''mota'' Barneby ** var. ''psoraleoides'' (Moric.) Barneby ** var. ''tomentosa'' (Cav.) Willd. * '' Dalea transiens'' Barneby * '' Dalea tridactylites'' 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'' (Barneby) G.L. Nesom * '' Dalea urceolata'' Greene—pineforest prairie clover ** var. ''lucida'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** var. ''urceolata'' Greene * ''

Dalea verna ''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 versicolor'' Zucc.—oakwoods prairie clover ** subsp. ''argyrostachya'' (Hook. & Arn.) Barneby ** subsp. ''glabrescens'' (Rydb.) Barneby ** subsp. ''sessilis'' (A. Gray) Barneby ** subsp. ''versicolor'' Zucc. * '' Dalea villosa'' (Nutt.) Spreng.—silky prairie clover ** var. ''grisea'' (Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby ** var. ''villosa'' (Nutt.) Spreng. * ''

Dalea virgata ''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 viridiflora'' S. Watson * '' Dalea weberbaueri'' Ulbr. ** var. ''sericophylla'' (Ulbr.) Barneby ** var. ''weberbaueri'' Ulbr. * '' Dalea wigginsii'' 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'' 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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References

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