''Dalea'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family,
. 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:
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Dalea abietifolia''
(Rydb.) Bullock
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Dalea acracarpica''
Barneby
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Dalea adenopoda''
(Rydb.) Isely—Tampa prairie clover
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Dalea aenigma''
Barneby
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Dalea albiflora''
A. Gray—whiteflower prairie clover
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Dalea ananassa''
Barneby
* ''
Dalea antana''
J.F. Macbr.
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Dalea arenicola''
(Wemple) B.L. Turner
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Dalea aurea''
C. Fraser—golden prairie clover
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Dalea austrotexana''
B.L.Turner
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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 ...
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Kunth
** var. ''ayavacensis''
Kunth
** var. ''killipii''
(J.F.Macbr.) Barneby
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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 ...
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(Phil.) Reiche
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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 ...
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Barneby
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Dalea bartonii''
Barneby—Warnock's prairie clover, Cox's dalea
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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
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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 ...
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Britton
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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 ...
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Barneby
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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 ...
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(Rydb.) Barneby
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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 ...
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A. Gray—Fort Bowie prairie clover
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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 ...
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(Rose) Bullock
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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 ...
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Harms
* ''Dalea cahaba''
J.R.Allison—Cahaba prairie clover
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Dalea candida''
Willd.—white prairie clover, white tassel-flower
** var. ''candida''
Willd.
**
var. ''oligophylla'' (Torr.) Shinners
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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 ...
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S. Watson
** var. ''capitata''
S. Watson
** var. ''quinqueflora''
(Brandegee) Barneby
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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 ...
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(Michx.) Poir.—whitetassels
** var. ''albida''
(Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby
** var. ''carnea''
(Michx.) Poir.
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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 ...
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(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
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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
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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 ...
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Barneby
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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 ...
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Barneby
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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 ...
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Barneby
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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 ...
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Willd.
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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 ...
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(L. f.) Schinz & Thell.
** var. ''coerulea''
(L. f.) Schinz & Thell.
** var. ''longispicata''
(Ulbr.) Barneby
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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 ...
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Spreng.—compact prairie clover
** var. ''compacta''
Spreng.
** var. ''pubescens''
(A.Gray) Barneby
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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 ...
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(Rydb.) Barneby
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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 ...
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Barneby
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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 ...
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Hemsl.
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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 ...
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Barneby
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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 ...
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Paul G. Wilson
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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 ...
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Greene
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Dalea cylindrica''
Hook.
** var. ''cylindrica''
Hook.
** var. ''haenkeana''
Barneby
** var. ''nova''
(Ulbr.) Barneby
** var. ''sulfurea''
(Ulbr.) Barneby
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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 ...
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Barneby—Andean prairie clover
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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 ...
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Barneby
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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 ...
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Barneby
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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 ...
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C.V. Morton
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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 ...
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DC.
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Dalea elata''
Hook. & Arn.
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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 ...
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Hook. & Arn.
** var. ''elegans''
Hook. & Arn.
** var. ''onobrychioides''
(Griseb.) Barneby
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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 ...
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(Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners—wedgeleaf prairie clover
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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 ...
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C. Fraser—nineanther prairie clover
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Dalea eriophylla''
S. Watson
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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 ...
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Greenm.
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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 ...
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Barneby—Chihuahuan prairie clover
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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 ...
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DC.
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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 ...
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(Rydb.) Gentry—Mexican prairie clover
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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 ...
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(Chapman) Barneby—Feay's prairie clover
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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 ...
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(J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.
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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 ...
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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 ...
''. ''See'' and Cardoso ''et al.'' 2013.
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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 ...
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A. Gray—Sonoran prairie clover
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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 ...
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(S. Watson) S.L. Welsh—Canyonlands prairie clover
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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 ...
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(Aiton) Barneby
** var. ''citrina''
(Rydb.) Barneby
** var. ''foliolosa''
(Aiton) Barneby
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Dalea foliosa''
(A. Gray) Barneby—leafy prairie clover
* ''
Dalea formosa''
Torr.—featherplume
* ''
Dalea frutescens''
A. Gray—black prairie clover, black dalea
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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 ...
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(J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.
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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, ...
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(A. Heller) Barneby—purpletassels
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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 ...
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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 ...
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(Vail) L.O. Williams—Gray's prairie clover
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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 ...
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A. Gray—Gregg's prairie clover
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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 ...
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A. Gray
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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 ...
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Steud.
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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 ...
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(Rose) Bullock
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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 ...
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Sandwith
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Dalea hospes''
(Rose) Bullock
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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 ...
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Benth.
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Dalea humilis''
G. Don
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Hemsl.
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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 ...
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Barneby
* ''Dalea jamesii''
(Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray—James' prairie clover
* ''Dalea jamesonii''
(J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.
* ''Dalea juncea''
(Rydb.) Wiggins
* ''Dalea kuntzei''
Kuntze
* ''Dalea lachnostachys''
A. Gray—glandleaf prairie clover
* ''Dalea lamprostachya''
Barneby
* ''Dalea lanata''
Spreng.—woolly prairie clover, woolly dalea
** var. ''lanata''
Spreng.
** var. ''terminalis''
(M.E.Jones) Barneby
* ''Dalea laniceps''
Barneby—woollyhead prairie clover
* ''Dalea lasiathera''
A. Gray—purple dalea
* ''Dalea leporina''
(Aiton) Bullock—foxtail prairie clover, hare's foot dalea
* ''Dalea leptostachya''
DC.
* ''Dalea leucosericea''
(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''
(Cav.) Willd.
** var. ''gigantea''
(Rydb.) Barneby
** var. ''lutea''
(Cav.) Willd.
* ''Dalea macrotropis''
S. Schauer
* ''Dalea mcvaughii''
Barneby
* ''Dalea melantha''
S. Schauer
* ''Dalea mexiae''
Barneby
* ''Dalea minutifolia''
(Rydb.) Harms
* ''Dalea mixteca''
Barneby
* ''Dalea mollis''
Benth.—hairy prairie clover
* ''Dalea mollissima''
(Rydb.) Munz—soft prairie clover
* ''Dalea moquehuana''
J.F. Macbr.
* ''Dalea mucronata''
DC.
* ''Dalea multiflora''
(Nutt.) Shinners—roundhead prairie clover
* ''Dalea myriadenia''
Ulbr.
* ''Dalea nana''
A. Gray—dwarf prairie clover
** var. ''carnescens''
(Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles
** var. ''nana''
A. Gray
* ''Dalea nelsonii''
Rydb.
* ''Dalea nemaphyllidia''
Barneby
* ''Dalea neomexicana''
(A. Gray) Cory—downy prairie clover, New Mexico dalea
** var. ''longipila''
(Rydb.) Barneby
** var. ''neomexicana''
(A. Gray) Cory
* ''Dalea nobilis''
Barneby
* ''Dalea obovata''
(Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners
* ''Dalea obovatifolia''
Ortega
** var. ''obovatifolia''
Ortega
** var. ''uncifera''
(Schltdl. & Cham.) Barneby
* ''Dalea obreniformis''
(Rydb.) Barneby
* ''Dalea onobrychis''
DC.
* ''Dalea ornata''
(Hook.) Eaton & Wright—Blue Mountain prairie clover, handsome prairie clover
* ''Dalea parrasana''
Brandegee
* ''Dalea pazensis''
Rusby
* ''Dalea pectinata''
Kunth
* ''Dalea pennellii''
(J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.
* ''Dalea phleoides''
(Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners—slimspike prairie clover
** var. ''microphylla''
(Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby
** var. ''phleoides''
(Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners
* ''Dalea pinetorum''
Gentry
* ''Dalea pinnata''
(J.F. Gmel.) Barneby—summer farewell
* ''Dalea piptostegia''
Barneby
* ''Dalea plantaginoides''
Barneby
* ''Dalea pogonathera''
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''
(Sessé & Moc.) Barneby
* ''Dalea pringlei''
A. Gray—Pringle's prairie clover
* ''Dalea prostrata''
Ortega
* ''Dalea pseudocorymbosa''
A.E.Estrada & Villarreal
* ''Dalea pulchella''
G. Don
* ''Dalea pulchra''
Gentry—Santa Catalina prairie clover
* ''Dalea purpurea''
Vent.—purple prairie clover, violet dalea
* ''Dalea purpusii''
Brandegee
* ''Dalea quercetorum''
Standl. & L.O. Williams
* ''Dalea radicans''
S. Watson
* ''Dalea reclinata''
(Cav.) Willd.
* ''Dalea reverchonii''
(S. Watson) Shinners
* ''Dalea revoluta''
S. Watson
* ''Dalea rubrolutea''
Barneby
* ''Dalea rupertii''
A.E. Estrada, Villarreal & M. González
* ''Dalea rzedowskii''
Barneby
* ''Dalea sabinalis''
(S. Watson) Shinners—sabinal prairie clover
* ''Dalea saffordii''
(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''
S. Watson—Albuquerque prairie clover
* ''Dalea schiblii''
Medina & M. Sousa
* ''Dalea searlsiae''
(A. Gray) Barneby—Searls' prairie clover
* ''Dalea sericea''
Lag.
* ''Dalea sericocalyx''
(Rydb.) L. Riley
* ''Dalea similis''
Hemsl.
* ''Dalea simulatrix''
Barneby
* ''Dalea smithii''
(J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.
* ''Dalea sousae''
Barneby
* ''Dalea strobilacea''
Barneby
* ''Dalea tapacariensis''
Kuntze
* ''Dalea tentaculoides''
Gentry—Gentry's indigobush
* ''Dalea tenuicaulis''
Hook. f.
* ''Dalea tenuifolia''
(A. Gray) Shinners—slimleaf prairie clover, bigtop dalea
* ''Dalea tenuis''
(J.M. Coult.) Shinners—pinkglobe prairie clover
* ''Dalea thouinii''
Schrank
* ''Dalea tinctoria''
Brandegee
* ''Dalea tolteca''
Barneby
* ''Dalea tomentosa''
(Cav.) Willd.
** var. ''mota''
Barneby
** var. ''psoraleoides''
(Moric.) Barneby
** var. ''tomentosa''
(Cav.) Willd.
* ''Dalea transiens''
Barneby
* ''Dalea tridactylites''
Barneby
* ''Dalea trifoliata''
Zucc.
* ''Dalea trochilina''
Brandegee
* ''Dalea uniflora''
(Barneby) G.L. Nesom
* ''Dalea urceolata''
Greene—pineforest prairie clover
** var. ''lucida''
(Rydb.) Barneby
** var. ''urceolata''
Greene
* ''Dalea verna''
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''
Lag.
* ''Dalea viridiflora''
S. Watson
* ''Dalea weberbaueri''
Ulbr.
** var. ''sericophylla''
(Ulbr.) Barneby
** var. ''weberbaueri''
Ulbr.
* ''Dalea wigginsii''
Barneby
* ''Dalea wrightii''
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
Dalea greggii flowers.jpg, ''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 ...
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Feays Prairie Clover (5868223044).jpg, ''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 ...
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Dalea mollissima.jpg, ''Dalea mollissima''
Summer Farewell (Dalea pinnata) (6332191741).jpg, ''Dalea pinnata''
Dalea formosa flowers.jpg, '' Dalea formosa''
References
External links
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''Dalea''.USDA PLANTS.
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Dalea,
Fabaceae genera