Dalea
Dalea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale. They are native to the Western hemisphere, where they are distributed from Canada to Argentina. Nearly half of the known species are endemic to Mexico. Two species of Dalea have been considered for rangeland restoration.
Species
Dalea comprises the following species:Dalea abietifolia BullockDalea acracarpica BarnebyDalea adenopoda Isely—Tampa prairie cloverDalea aenigma BarnebyDalea albiflora A. Gray—whiteflower prairie cloverDalea analiliana Spellenb.Dalea ananassa BarnebyDalea antana J.F. Macbr.Dalea arenicola B.L. TurnerDalea aurea C. Fraser—golden prairie cloverDalea austrotexana B.L.TurnerDalea ayavacensis Kunth- * var. ayavacensis Kunth
- * var. killipii BarnebyDalea azurea ReicheDalea bacchantum BarnebyDalea bartonii Barneby—Warnock's prairie clover, Cox's daleaDalea bicolor Willd.—silver prairie clover
- * var. argyrea Barneby
- * var. bicolor Willd.
- * var. canescens Barneby
- * var. naviculifolia Barneby
- * var. orcuttiana BarnebyDalea boliviana BrittonDalea boraginea BarnebyDalea botterii BarnebyDalea brachystachya A. Gray—Fort Bowie prairie cloverDalea brandegei BullockDalea caeciliae HarmsDalea cahaba J.R.Allison—Cahaba prairie cloverDalea candida Willd.—white prairie clover, white tassel-flower
- * var. candida Willd.
- * var. oligophylla ShinnersDalea capitata S. Watson
- * var. capitata S. Watson
- * var. quinqueflora BarnebyDalea carnea Poir.—whitetassels
- * var. albida Barneby
- * var. carnea Poir.Dalea carthagenensis J.F. Macbr.—Cartagena prairie clover
- * var. barbata Barneby
- * var. brevis Barneby
- * var. capitulata Barneby
- * var. carthagenensis J.F. Macbr.
- * var. floridana Barneby
- * var. pilocarpa Barneby
- * var. portoricana Barneby
- * var. trichocalyx BarnebyDalea ceciliana—Cecilia's prairie cloverDalea choanosema BarnebyDalea chrysophylla BarnebyDalea cinnamomea BarnebyDalea cliffortiana Willd.Dalea coerulea Schinz & Thell.
- * var. coerulea Schinz & Thell.
- * var. longispicata BarnebyDalea compacta Spreng.—compact prairie clover
- * var. compacta Spreng.
- * var. pubescens BarnebyDalea confusa BarnebyDalea cora BarnebyDalea crassifolia Hemsl.Dalea cuatrecasasii BarnebyDalea cuniculo-caudata Paul G. WilsonDalea cyanea GreeneDalea cylindrica Hook.
- * var. cylindrica Hook.
- * var. haenkeana Barneby
- * var. nova Barneby
- * var. sulfurea BarnebyDalea cylindriceps Barneby—Andean prairie cloverDalea daucosma BarnebyDalea dipsacea BarnebyDalea dispar C.V. MortonDalea dorycnoides DC.Dalea elata Hook. & Arn.Dalea elegans Hook. & Arn.
- * var. elegans Hook. & Arn.
- * var. onobrychioides BarnebyDalea emarginata Shinners—wedgeleaf prairie cloverDalea enneandra Nutt.—nine-anther prairie cloverDalea eriophylla S. WatsonDalea erythrorhiza Greenm.Dalea escobilla BarnebyDalea exigua Barneby—Chihuahuan prairie cloverDalea exilis DC.Dalea exserta Gentry—Mexican prairie cloverDalea feayi Barneby—Feay's prairie cloverDalea fieldii J.F. Macbr.Dalea filiciformis C.B.Rob. & Greenm.Dalea filiformis A. Gray—Sonoran prairie cloverDalea flavescens S.L.Welsh ex Barneby—Canyonlands prairie cloverDalea foliolosa Barneby
- * var. citrina Barneby
- * var. foliolosa BarnebyDalea foliosa Barneby—leafy prairie cloverDalea formosa Torr.—featherplumeDalea frutescens A. Gray—black prairie clover, black daleaDalea galbina J.F. Macbr.Dalea gattingeri Barneby—purpletasselsDalea glumacea BarnebyDalea grayi L.O. Williams—Gray's prairie cloverDalea greggii A. Gray—Gregg's prairie cloverDalea gymnocodon BarnebyDalea gypsophila BarnebyDalea hallii A. GrayDalea hegewischiana Steud.Dalea hemsleyana BullockDalea hintonii SandwithDalea holwayi RoseDalea hospes BullockDalea humifusa Benth.Dalea humilis G. DonDalea illustris BarnebyDalea insignis Hemsl.Dalea isidorii BarnebyDalea jamesii Torr. & A. Gray—James' prairie cloverDalea jamesonii J.F. Macbr.Dalea juncea WigginsDalea kuntzei KuntzeDalea lachnantha S.SchauerDalea lachnostachya A.GrayDalea lachnostachys A. Gray—glandleaf prairie cloverDalea lamprostachya BarnebyDalea lanata Spreng.—woolly prairie clover, woolly dalea
- * var. lanata Spreng.
- * var. terminalis BarnebyDalea laniceps Barneby—woollyhead prairie cloverDalea lasiathera A. Gray—purple daleaDalea leporina Bullock—foxtail prairie clover, hare's foot daleaDalea leptostachya DC.Dalea leucosericea Standl. & Steyerm.Dalea leucostachya A. Gray
- * var. eysenhardtioides Barneby
- * var. leucostachya A. GrayDalea luisana S. WatsonDalea lumholtzii C.B.Rob. & Fernald—Lumholtz's prairie cloverDalea lutea Willd.
- * var. gigantea Barneby
- * var. lutea Willd.Dalea macrotropis S. SchauerDalea mcvaughii BarnebyDalea melantha S. SchauerDalea mexiae BarnebyDalea minutifolia HarmsDalea mixteca BarnebyDalea mollis Benth.—hairy prairie cloverDalea mollissima Munz—soft prairie cloverDalea moquehuana J.F. Macbr.Dalea mucronata DC.Dalea multiflora Shinners—roundhead prairie cloverDalea myriadenia Ulbr.Dalea nana A. Gray—dwarf prairie clover
- * var. carnescens Kearney & Peebles
- * var. nana A. GrayDalea nelsonii BarnebyDalea nemaphyllidia BarnebyDalea neomexicana Cory—downy prairie clover, New Mexico dalea
- * var. longipila Barneby
- * var. neomexicana CoryDalea nobilis BarnebyDalea obovata ShinnersDalea obovatifolia Ortega
- * var. obovatifolia Ortega
- * var. uncifera BarnebyDalea obreniformis BarnebyDalea onobrychis DC.Dalea ornata Eaton & Wright—Blue Mountain prairie clover, handsome prairie cloverDalea parrasana BrandegeeDalea pazensis RusbyDalea pectinata KunthDalea pennellii J.F. Macbr.Dalea phleoides Shinners—slimspike prairie clover
- * var. microphylla Barneby
- * var. phleoides ShinnersDalea pinetorum GentryDalea pinnata Barneby—summer farewellDalea piptostegia BarnebyDalea plantaginoides BarnebyDalea pogonathera A. Gray—bearded prairie clover
- * var. pogonathera A. Gray
- * var. walkerae B. L. TurnerDalea polygonoides A. Gray—sixweeks prairie cloverDalea polystachya BarnebyDalea pringlei A. Gray—Pringle's prairie cloverDalea prostrata OrtegaDalea pseudocorymbosa A.E.Estrada & VillarrealDalea pulchella G. DonDalea pulchra Gentry—Santa Catalina prairie cloverDalea purpurea Vent.—purple prairie clover, violet daleaDalea purpusii BrandegeeDalea quercetorum Standl. & L.O. WilliamsDalea radicans S. WatsonDalea reclinata Willd.Dalea reverchonii ShinnersDalea revoluta S. WatsonDalea rubrolutea BarnebyDalea rupertii A.E. Estrada, Villarreal & M. GonzálezDalea rzedowskii BarnebyDalea sabinalis Shinners—sabinal prairie cloverDalea saffordii BullockDalea scandens R.T. Clausen—low prairie clover
- * var. occidentalis Barneby
- * var. paucifolia Barneby
- * var. scandens R.T. Clausen
- * var. vulneraria BarnebyDalea scariosa S. Watson—Albuquerque prairie cloverDalea schiblii Medina & M. SousaDalea searlsiae Barneby—Searls' prairie cloverDalea sericea Lag.Dalea sericocalyx L. RileyDalea similis Hemsl.Dalea simulatrix BarnebyDalea smithii J.F. Macbr.Dalea sousae BarnebyDalea strobilacea BarnebyDalea tapacariensis KuntzeDalea tentaculoides Gentry—Gentry's indigobushDalea tenuicaulis Hook. f.Dalea tenuifolia Shinners—slimleaf prairie clover, bigtop daleaDalea tenuis Shinners—pinkglobe prairie cloverDalea thouinii SchrankDalea tinctoria BrandegeeDalea tolteca BarnebyDalea tomentosa Willd.
- * var. mota Barneby
- * var. psoraleoides Barneby
- * var. tomentosa Willd.Dalea transiens BarnebyDalea tridactylites BarnebyDalea trifoliata Zucc.Dalea trochilina BrandegeeDalea uniflora G.L. NesomDalea urceolata Greene—pineforest prairie clover
- * var. lucida Barneby
- * var. urceolata GreeneDalea verna BarnebyDalea versicolor Zucc.—oakwoods prairie clover
- * subsp. argyrostachya Barneby
- * subsp. glabrescens Barneby
- * subsp. sessilis Barneby
- * subsp. versicolor Zucc.Dalea villosa Spreng.—silky prairie clover
- * var. grisea Barneby
- * var. villosa Spreng.Dalea virgata Lag.Dalea viridiflora S. WatsonDalea weberbaueri Ulbr.
- * var. sericophylla Barneby
- * var. weberbaueri Ulbr.Dalea wigginsii BarnebyDalea wrightii A. Gray—Wright's prairie cloverDalea zimapanica S. Schauer