Dalea compacta Sprengel var. pubescens (A. Gray) Barneby. Subgenus: Dalea. Section: Kuhnistera. Common name: Showy Prairie-clover. Phenology: Jun-early Jul. Habitat: Prairies, on clay and limestone. Distribution: OK south to nw. LA and se. and sc. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Traditionally treated as distinct at species rank from Dalea compacta var. compacta.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO, SE3, Barneby (1977), Isely (1998); Petalostemon violaceum Michx. var. pubescens A.Gray; = Dalea helleri Shinners; = Petalostemon pubescens A.Gray — S13; = Petalostemum pulcherrimum (A.Heller) A.Heller — F, Tx. Basionym: Petalostemon violaceum Michx. var. pubescens A.Gray 1852
Links to other floras: = Dalea compacta var. pubescens - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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