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Dalea

not marked as a favorite taxon Dalea purpurea Ventenat. Common name: Purple Prairie-clover. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Prairies, glades, and open woodlands. Distribution: ON west to BC, south to KY, TN, n. AL, c. MS, TX, and NM.

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Subgenus: Dalea. Section: Kuhnistera.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, Tn; = Dalea purpurea Vent. var. purpurea — C, Can, FNA11.1, GrPl, Mo3, NS, NY, POWO, SE3, Barneby (1977), Isely (1998); = Petalostemon purpureus (Vent.) Rydb. — S, S13; = Petalostemum purpureum (Vent.) Rydb. — F, G, Tx. Basionym: Dalea purpurea Vent. 1801

Links to other floras: = Dalea purpurea var. purpurea - FNA11.1

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image #1 of Dalea purpurea© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Dalea purpurea© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Dalea purpurea© Alan Cressler: Dalea purpurea, Harrell Prairie, Jackson Prairie Remnant, Harrell Prairie Botanical Area, Bienville National Forest, Scott County, Mississippi 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Dalea purpurea© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Dalea purpurea© Alan Cressler: Dalea purpurea, Harrell Prairie, Jackson Prairie Remnant, Harrell Prairie Botanical Area, Bienville National Forest, Scott County, Mississippi 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Dalea purpurea© Paul Marcum source
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image #8 of Dalea purpurea© J.W. Hardin | Original Image ⭷

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