Biology:Dalea mollissima
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalea |
| Species: | D. mollissima
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| Dalea mollissima (Rydb.) Munz
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Dalea mollissima is a desert wildflower plant in the legume family (Fabaceae), with the common names soft prairie clover, downy dalea, and silk dalea.[2]: 86 [3]
Distribution
The plant is native to the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, and desert chaparral in adjacent mountains. It is found in California , northeastern Baja California, western Arizona, and southern Nevada.
It grows on desert flats and in washes, under 900 metres (3,000 ft) in elevation.
Description
Dalea mollissima is a small, mat-forming annual or perennial herbaceous plant .
Its leaves are made up of several pairs of oval-shaped fuzz-covered leaflets. The foliage is similar to Dalea mollis, but is covered with thinner, downy hairs.
It bears fluffy inflorescences of pea-like flowers in white or lavender. Its bloom period is March to May.
The fruit is a single-seeded legume pod.
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136129/Dalea_mollissima.
- ↑ Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., 2013, ISBN 978-0-7627-8033-4
- ↑ DesertUSA: Silky Dalea, soft prairie clover, downy dalea
External links
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Dalea mollissima
- USDA Plants Profile for Dalea mollissima (soft prairie clover)
- UC Photos gallery — Dalea mollissima
Wikidata ☰ Q5210717 entry
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