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 (1659Ã¢ÂÂ1739). 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 (Dalea ornata and Dalea searlsiae) have been considered for rangeland restoration.

Species

Dalea comprises the following species:

Dalea abietifolia (Rydb.) Bullock
Dalea acracarpica Barneby

Dalea adenopoda (Rydb.) IselyÃ¢ÂÂTampa prairie clover
Dalea aenigma Barneby

Dalea albiflora A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂwhiteflower prairie clover

Dalea analiliana Spellenb.
Dalea ananassa Barneby

Dalea antana J.F. Macbr.

Dalea arenicola (Wemple) B.L. Turner

Dalea aurea C. FraserÃ¢ÂÂgolden prairie clover
Dalea austrotexana B.L.Turner
Dalea ayavacensis Kunth
var. ayavacensis Kunth
var. killipii (J.F.Macbr.) Barneby
Dalea azurea (Phil.) Reiche
Dalea bacchantum Barneby

Dalea bartonii BarnebyÃ¢ÂÂWarnock's prairie clover, Cox's dalea

Dalea bicolor Willd.Ã¢ÂÂsilver prairie clover
var. argyrea (A.Gray) Barneby
var. bicolor Willd.
var. canescens (M.Martens & Galeotti) Barneby
var. naviculifolia (Hemsl.) Barneby
var. orcuttiana Barneby

Dalea boliviana Britton
Dalea boraginea Barneby
Dalea botterii (Rydb.) Barneby
Dalea brachystachya A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂFort Bowie prairie clover
Dalea brandegei (Rose) Bullock
Dalea caeciliae Harms

Dalea cahaba J.R.AllisonÃ¢ÂÂCahaba prairie clover

Dalea candida Willd.Ã¢ÂÂwhite prairie clover, white tassel-flower
var. candida Willd.
var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners

Dalea capitata S. Watson
var. capitata S. Watson
var. quinqueflora (Brandegee) Barneby

Dalea carnea (Michx.) Poir.Ã¢ÂÂwhitetassels
var. albida (Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby
var. carnea (Michx.) Poir.

Dalea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F. Macbr.Ã¢ÂÂCartagena prairie clover
var. barbata (Oerst.) Barneby
var. brevis (J.F.Macbr.) Barneby
var. capitulata (Rydb.) Barneby
var. carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F. Macbr.
var. floridana (Rydb.) Barneby
var. pilocarpa (Rusby) Barneby
var. portoricana Barneby
var. trichocalyx (Ulbr.) Barneby

Dalea cecilianaÃ¢ÂÂCecilia's prairie clover
Dalea choanosema Barneby
Dalea chrysophylla Barneby

Dalea cinnamomea Barneby

Dalea cliffortiana Willd.
Dalea coerulea (L. f.) Schinz & Thell.
var. coerulea (L. f.) Schinz & Thell.
var. longispicata (Ulbr.) Barneby

Dalea compacta Spreng.Ã¢ÂÂcompact prairie clover
var. compacta Spreng.
var. pubescens (A.Gray) Barneby
Dalea confusa (Rydb.) Barneby
Dalea cora Barneby

Dalea crassifolia Hemsl.

Dalea cuatrecasasii Barneby
Dalea cuniculo-caudata Paul G. Wilson

Dalea cyanea Greene
Dalea cylindrica Hook.
var. cylindrica Hook.
var. haenkeana Barneby
var. nova (Ulbr.) Barneby
var. sulfurea (Ulbr.) Barneby
Dalea cylindriceps BarnebyÃ¢ÂÂAndean prairie clover

Dalea daucosma Barneby

Dalea dipsacea Barneby
Dalea dispar C.V. Morton

Dalea dorycnoides DC.

Dalea elata Hook. & Arn.
Dalea elegans Hook. & Arn.
var. elegans Hook. & Arn.
var. onobrychioides (Griseb.) Barneby

Dalea emarginata (Torr. & A. Gray) ShinnersÃ¢ÂÂwedgeleaf prairie clover

Dalea enneandra Nutt.Ã¢ÂÂnine-anther prairie clover

Dalea eriophylla S. Watson

Dalea erythrorhiza Greenm.
Dalea escobilla Barneby

Dalea exigua BarnebyÃ¢ÂÂChihuahuan prairie clover
Dalea exilis DC.
Dalea exserta (Rydb.) GentryÃ¢ÂÂMexican prairie clover

Dalea feayi (Chapman) BarnebyÃ¢ÂÂFeay's prairie clover
Dalea fieldii (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.
Dalea filiciformis C.B.Rob. & Greenm.
Dalea filiformis A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂSonoran prairie clover

Dalea flavescens (S. Watson) S.L.Welsh ex BarnebyÃ¢ÂÂCanyonlands prairie clover
Dalea foliolosa (Aiton) Barneby
var. citrina (Rydb.) Barneby
var. foliolosa (Aiton) Barneby
Dalea foliosa (A. Gray) BarnebyÃ¢ÂÂleafy prairie clover
Dalea formosa Torr.Ã¢ÂÂfeatherplume

Dalea frutescens A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂblack prairie clover, black dalea

Dalea galbina (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.
Dalea gattingeri (A. Heller) BarnebyÃ¢ÂÂpurpletassels

Dalea glumacea Barneby

Dalea grayi (Vail) L.O. WilliamsÃ¢ÂÂGray's prairie clover
Dalea greggii A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂGregg's prairie clover

Dalea gymnocodon Barneby
Dalea gypsophila Barneby
Dalea hallii A. Gray
Dalea hegewischiana Steud.

Dalea hemsleyana (Rose) Bullock

Dalea hintonii Sandwith

Dalea holwayi Rose
Dalea hospes (Rose) Bullock
Dalea humifusa Benth.
Dalea humilis G. Don

Dalea illustris Barneby

Dalea insignis Hemsl.

Dalea isidorii Barneby
Dalea jamesii (Torr.) Torr. & A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂJames' prairie clover
Dalea jamesonii (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.

Dalea juncea (Rydb.) Wiggins

Dalea kuntzei Kuntze
Dalea lachnantha S.Schauer
Dalea lachnostachya A.Gray
Dalea lachnostachys A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂglandleaf prairie clover

Dalea lamprostachya Barneby
Dalea lanata Spreng.Ã¢ÂÂwoolly prairie clover, woolly dalea
var. lanata Spreng.
var. terminalis (M.E.Jones) Barneby
Dalea laniceps BarnebyÃ¢ÂÂwoollyhead prairie clover

Dalea lasiathera A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂpurple dalea

Dalea leporina (Aiton) BullockÃ¢ÂÂfoxtail prairie clover, hare's foot dalea
Dalea leptostachya DC.
Dalea leucosericea (Rydb.) Standl. & Steyerm.
Dalea leucostachya A. Gray
var. eysenhardtioides (Hemsl.) Barneby
var. leucostachya A. Gray

Dalea luisana S. Watson
Dalea lumholtzii C.B.Rob. & FernaldÃ¢ÂÂLumholtz's prairie clover
Dalea lutea (Cav.) Willd.
var. gigantea (Rydb.) Barneby
var. lutea (Cav.) Willd.

Dalea macrotropis S. Schauer

Dalea mcvaughii Barneby

Dalea melantha S. Schauer
Dalea mexiae Barneby

Dalea minutifolia (Rydb.) Harms
Dalea mixteca Barneby
Dalea mollis Benth.Ã¢ÂÂhairy prairie clover
Dalea mollissima (Rydb.) MunzÃ¢ÂÂsoft prairie clover
Dalea moquehuana J.F. Macbr.
Dalea mucronata DC.
Dalea multiflora (Nutt.) ShinnersÃ¢ÂÂroundhead prairie clover

Dalea myriadenia Ulbr.
Dalea nana A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂdwarf prairie clover
var. carnescens (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles
var. nana A. Gray

Dalea nelsonii (Rydb.) Barneby
Dalea nemaphyllidia Barneby
Dalea neomexicana (A. Gray) CoryÃ¢ÂÂdowny prairie clover, New Mexico dalea
var. longipila (Rydb.) Barneby
var. neomexicana (A. Gray) Cory

Dalea nobilis Barneby

Dalea obovata (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners
Dalea obovatifolia Ortega
var. obovatifolia Ortega
var. uncifera (Schltdl. & Cham.) Barneby
Dalea obreniformis (Rydb.) Barneby

Dalea onobrychis DC.

Dalea ornata (Hook.) Eaton & WrightÃ¢ÂÂBlue Mountain prairie clover, handsome prairie clover

Dalea parrasana Brandegee

Dalea pazensis Rusby
Dalea pectinata Kunth

Dalea pennellii (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.

Dalea phleoides (Torr. & A. Gray) ShinnersÃ¢ÂÂslimspike prairie clover
var. microphylla (Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby
var. phleoides (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners

Dalea pinetorum Gentry
Dalea pinnata (J.F. Gmel.) BarnebyÃ¢ÂÂsummer farewell
Dalea piptostegia Barneby
Dalea plantaginoides Barneby

Dalea pogonathera A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂbearded prairie clover
var. pogonathera A. Gray
var. walkerae (Tharp & F. A. Barkley) B. L. Turner

Dalea polygonoides A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂsixweeks prairie clover

Dalea polystachya (SessÃÂ© & Moc.) Barneby
Dalea pringlei A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂPringle's prairie clover

Dalea prostrata Ortega

Dalea pseudocorymbosa A.E.Estrada & Villarreal

Dalea pulchella G. Don

Dalea pulchra GentryÃ¢ÂÂSanta Catalina prairie clover

Dalea purpurea Vent.Ã¢ÂÂpurple prairie clover, violet dalea
Dalea purpusii Brandegee

Dalea quercetorum Standl. & L.O. Williams

Dalea radicans S. Watson

Dalea reclinata (Cav.) Willd.

Dalea reverchonii (S. Watson) Shinners
Dalea revoluta S. Watson

Dalea rubrolutea Barneby
Dalea rupertii A.E. Estrada, Villarreal & M. GonzÃÂ¡lez

Dalea rzedowskii Barneby
Dalea sabinalis (S. Watson) ShinnersÃ¢ÂÂsabinal prairie clover

Dalea saffordii (Rose) Bullock

Dalea scandens (Mill.) R.T. ClausenÃ¢ÂÂlow prairie clover
var. occidentalis (Rydb.) Barneby
var. paucifolia (J.M.Coult.) Barneby
var. scandens (Mill.) R.T. Clausen
var. vulneraria (Oerst.) Barneby
Dalea scariosa S. WatsonÃ¢ÂÂAlbuquerque prairie clover

Dalea schiblii Medina & M. Sousa

Dalea searlsiae (A. Gray) BarnebyÃ¢ÂÂSearls' prairie clover

Dalea sericea Lag.
Dalea sericocalyx (Rydb.) L. Riley

Dalea similis Hemsl.
Dalea simulatrix Barneby
Dalea smithii (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.
Dalea sousae Barneby

Dalea strobilacea Barneby

Dalea tapacariensis Kuntze

Dalea tentaculoides GentryÃ¢ÂÂGentry's indigobush
Dalea tenuicaulis Hook. f.
Dalea tenuifolia (A. Gray) ShinnersÃ¢ÂÂslimleaf prairie clover, bigtop dalea
Dalea tenuis (J.M. Coult.) ShinnersÃ¢ÂÂpinkglobe prairie clover

Dalea thouinii Schrank

Dalea tinctoria Brandegee
Dalea tolteca Barneby
Dalea tomentosa (Cav.) Willd.
var. mota Barneby
var. psoraleoides (Moric.) Barneby
var. tomentosa (Cav.) Willd.
Dalea transiens Barneby

Dalea tridactylites Barneby
Dalea trifoliata Zucc.

Dalea trochilina Brandegee

Dalea uniflora (Barneby) G.L. Nesom

Dalea urceolata GreeneÃ¢ÂÂpineforest prairie clover
var. lucida (Rydb.) Barneby
var. urceolata Greene

Dalea verna Barneby

Dalea versicolor Zucc.Ã¢ÂÂoakwoods prairie clover
subsp. argyrostachya (Hook. & Arn.) Barneby
subsp. glabrescens (Rydb.) Barneby
subsp. sessilis (A. Gray) Barneby
subsp. versicolor Zucc.

Dalea villosa (Nutt.) Spreng.Ã¢ÂÂsilky prairie clover
var. grisea (Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby
var. villosa (Nutt.) Spreng.

Dalea virgata Lag.
Dalea viridiflora S. Watson

Dalea weberbaueri Ulbr.
var. sericophylla (Ulbr.) Barneby
var. weberbaueri Ulbr.

Dalea wigginsii Barneby

Dalea wrightii A. GrayÃ¢ÂÂWright's prairie clover
Dalea zimapanica S. Schauer

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:

Dalea acutiflora Steud.
Dalea barbata (Oerst.) Aymard
Dalea diversicolor Rydb.
Dalea goldmani (Rose) L.Riley
Dalea humboldtiana Velarde
Dalea hypoglottidea DC.
Dalea lagopoda St.-Lag.
Dalea lutescens Cervantes ex G. Don
Dalea megalostachya (Rose) Wiggins
Dalea moricandi D. Dietr.
Dalea mota Gentry
Dalea multifoliata Phil.f.
Dalea polyadenia F. Heller
Dalea scopa Barneby
Dalea seleriana Harms
Dalea unifoliolata C.B.Rob. & Greenm.
Dalea vernica (Rose) Greenm.
Dalea watsonii (Rose) Gentry
Dalea whitingi Kearney & Peebles

Gallery

References

External links

Dalea. USDA PLANTS.