Biology:Dalea aurea

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the pea family

Dalea aurea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dalea
Species:
D. aurea
Binomial name
Dalea aurea
Nutt. ex Pursh
Synonyms[1]
  • (Nutt. ex Pursh) Britton Raf.
  • (Nutt. ex Pursh) Poir. Petalostemon capitatus
  • Cylipogon capitatum DC.
  • Parosela aurea Psoralea aurea

Dalea aurea, commonly called golden prairie clover,[2] 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.[3][4] Its natural habitat is in silty or gravelly prairies, often over limestone.[5]

It is an herbaceous perennial, with pinnate-compound leaves. It produces yellow flowers in spring and early summer.[6]

References

  1. "Dalea aurea Nutt. ex Pursh" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/76022-2. 
  2. "Dalea aurea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=DAAU. 
  3. "Dalea aurea", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Dalea%20aurea.png, retrieved 12 February 2018 
  4. Kearney, Thomas; Peebles, Robert (1942). Flowering plants and ferns of Arizona. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. p. 460. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/132362. 
  5. Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 648. http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm. 
  6. Dalea aurea Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Society

Wikidata ☰ Q15461581 entry