Dalea leporina (Aiton) Bullock. Subgenus: Dalea. Section: Dalea. Common name: Hare's-foot Dalea, Foxtail Dalea. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Prairies and woodlands, disturbed areas. Distribution: WI, MN, and ND south to s. IL, se. MO, s. KS, w. TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico; somewhat disjunct eastwards in c. TN.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA11.1, GrPl, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, POWO, SE3, Tn, Tx, Barneby (1977), Isely (1998); Psoralea leporina Aiton; = Dalea alopecuroides Willd. — F; = n/a — Pa; = Parosela alopecuroides (Willd.) Rydb. — S; = Parosela dalea (L.) Britton — S13. Basionym: Psoralea leporina Aiton 1789
Links to other floras: = Dalea leporina - FNA11.1
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: UPL
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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