Biology:Dalea mollissima

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Short description: Species of legume

Dalea mollissima
Dalea mollissima.jpg

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dalea
Species:
D. mollissima
Binomial name
Dalea mollissima
(Rydb.) Munz

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5210717 entry