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s in the legume family, Fabaceae. 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 (physician), Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are n ...

'' (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 hem ...

'' 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 hem ...

'' (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 hem ...

'' 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 hem ...

'' 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 ...

'' 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 hem ...

'' (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 loc ...

'' 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 h ...

'' 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 h ...

'' 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'' Britton * '' Dalea boraginea'' Barneby * '' Dalea botterii'' (Rydb.) Barneby * '' Dalea brachystachya'' A. Gray—Fort Bowie prairie clover * '' Dalea brandegei'' (Rose) Bullock * '' Dalea caeciliae'' 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'' (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'' Barneby * '' Dalea chrysophylla'' Barneby * '' Dalea cinnamomea'' Barneby * '' Dalea cliffortiana'' Willd. * '' Dalea coerulea'' (L. f.) Schinz & Thell. ** var. ''coerulea'' (L. f.) Schinz & Thell. ** var. ''longispicata'' (Ulbr.) Barneby * '' Dalea compacta'' Spreng.—compact prairie clover ** var. ''compacta'' Spreng. ** var. ''pubescens'' (A.Gray) Barneby * '' Dalea confusa'' (Rydb.) Barneby * '' Dalea cora'' Barneby * '' Dalea crassifolia'' Hemsl. * '' Dalea cuatrecasasii'' Barneby * '' Dalea cuniculo-caudata'' Paul G. Wilson * '' Dalea cyanea'' 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 h ...

'' 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'' C.V. Morton * '' Dalea dorycnoides'' 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 h ...

'' Hook. & Arn. * '' Dalea elegans'' 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 h ...

'' 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'' Barneby—Chihuahuan prairie clover * '' Dalea exilis'' DC. * '' Dalea exserta'' (Rydb.) Gentry—Mexican prairie clover * '' Dalea feayi'' (Chapman) Barneby—Feay's prairie clover * '' Dalea fieldii'' (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr. * '' Dalea filiciformis'' Robinson & Greenm.It has been proposed that ''Dalea filiciformis'' be transferred to the genus '' Marina''. ''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'' (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 hem ...

'' Torr.—featherplume * '' Dalea frutescens'' A. Gray—black prairie clover, black dalea * '' Dalea galbina'' (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr. * '' Dalea gattingeri'' (A. Heller) Barneby—purpletassels * '' Dalea glumacea'' 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'' 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'' Barneby * '' Dalea insignis'' Hemsl. * '' Dalea isidorii'' Barneby * '' Dalea jamesii'' (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'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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'' 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 ''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 h ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (J.F. Gmel.) Barneby—summer farewell * '' Dalea piptostegia'' 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'' G. Don * '' Dalea pulchra'' Gentry—Santa Catalina prairie clover * '' Dalea purpurea'' Vent.—purple prairie clover, violet dalea * ''

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'' (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'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (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 h ...

'' Kuntze * '' Dalea tentaculoides'' 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'' (A. Gray) Shinners—slimleaf prairie clover, bigtop dalea * '' Dalea tenuis'' (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'' 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'' 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 ''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 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 h ...

'' 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

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USDA PLANTS. {{Taxonbar, from=Q2716243 Fabaceae genera