Dalea

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Genus of legumes

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::summary Genus of legumes ::

::callout[type=note] Not to be confused with Dahlia, in family Asteraceae ::

|image = White_prairie_clover_flower_dalea_candida_stem_with_the_bottom_flowering_white_and_the_top_green.jpg |image_caption = Dalea candida |taxon = Dalea |authority = L. (1758) |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = 182–219; see text |synonyms =

  • Cylipogon Raf. (1819)
  • Gatesia Bertol. (1848)
  • Jamesia Raf. (1832), nom. rej.
  • Kuhnistera Lam. (1792), nom. rej.
  • Parosela Cav. (1801)
  • Petalostemon Michx. (1803)
  • Thornbera Rydb. (1919) |synonyms_ref =

Dalea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus 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:

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:

  • Dalea acutiflora Steud.
  • Dalea barbata (Oerst.) Aymard
  • Dalea diversicolor Rydb.
  • Dalea flavorosea Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
  • Dalea goldmani (Rose) L.Riley
  • Dalea humboldtiana Velarde
  • Dalea hypoglottidea DC.
  • Dalea lagopoda St.-Lag.
  • Dalea lateripes Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
  • Dalea longipes Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
  • 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 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 Feays Prairie Clover (5868223044).jpg|Dalea feayi Dalea mollissima.jpg|Dalea mollissima Summer Farewell (Dalea pinnata) (6332191741).jpg|Dalea pinnata Dalea formosa flowers.jpg|Dalea formosa

References

References

  1. [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331543-2 ''Dalea'' L.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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  3. Bailey LH. (1976). "Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada". Macmillan.
  4. Holloway JE. (2005). "A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas & the Southern Great Plains". TCU Press.
  5. Woods M. (2013). "The genus ''Dalea'' in Alabama". [[Phytoneuron]].
  6. Estrada-Castillón AE. (2008). "A new species of ''Dalea'' sect. ''Parosela'' (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Amorpheae) from Durango, Mexico". [[Brittonia]].
  7. Cane JH. (2012). "Breeding biologies, pollinators, and seed beetles of two prairie-clovers, ''Dalea ornata'' and ''Dalea searlsiae'' (Fabaceae: Amorpheae), from the Intermountain West, USA". [[Western North American Naturalist]].
  8. . ["ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for ''Dalea''"](http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Dalea&species~). *Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics*.
  9. USDA. "GRIN species records of ''Dalea''". [[Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.
  10. (2013). "The Plant List entry for ''Dalea''". [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] and the [[Missouri Botanical Garden]].
  11. Turner BL.. (2006). "''Dalea austrotexana'' (Fabaceae), a new species from southernmost Texas". [[Phytologia]].
  12. Turner BL.. (2010). "A new species of ''Dalea'' (Fabaceae) from southernmost Texas". [[Phytoneuron]].
  13. McMahon M. (2004). "Phylogeny of Amorpheae (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae)". [[American Journal of Botany.

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