Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Fabaceae

Dalea - [maps | photos]

• Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. (TN Threatened)
  Common Name: white prairie clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Petalostemon candidus Michx.

• Dalea foliosa (A. Gray) Barneby (TN Endangered)  (Fed Listed Endangered)
  Common Name: leafy prairie clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Petalostemon foliosus Gray

• Dalea gattingeri (A. Heller) Barneby
  Common Name: purpletassels
  Synonyms:
  

         • Petalostemon gattingeri (Heller) Heller

• Dalea leporina (Aiton) Bullock
  NWI TN: No Wetland Indicator
  Common Name: foxtail prairie clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Dalea alopecuroides Willd.

• Dalea purpurea Vent. (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: violet prairie clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Petalostemon purpureus (Vent.) Rydb.

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.