Dalea purpurea Ventenat. Subgenus: Dalea. Section: Kuhnistera. 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.
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
Links to other floras: = Dalea purpurea var. purpurea - FNA11.1
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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