Dalea aurea

Dalea aurea, commonly called golden prairie clover,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the Great Plains and southwestern United States, and in the state of Coahuila, Mexico.[2][3] Its natural habitat is in silty or gravelly prairies, often over limestone.[4]

Dalea aurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Tribe: Amorpheae
Genus: Dalea
Species:
D. aurea
Binomial name
Dalea aurea

It is an herbaceous perennial, with pinnate-compound leaves. It produces yellow flowers in spring and early summer.[5]

References

  1. "Dalea aurea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. "Dalea aurea". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. Kearney, Thomas; Peebles, Robert (1942). Flowering plants and ferns of Arizona. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. p. 460.
  4. Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 648.
  5. Dalea aurea Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Society
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