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  4. Dicots
  5. Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies
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  7. Prairie Clovers
  8. Golden Prairie Clover

species 2,449 observations

Golden Prairie Clover

Dalea aurea

Status
maybe native
Bees
3 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

14 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Southern Dogface, Marine Blue, White Angled-Sulphur 3
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it All-pale Perdita, Tetraloniella paenalbata, Colletes wilmattae 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors American Bumble Bee, Sonoran Bumble Bee, Southern Plains Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee 8

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry
Deer resistant
No
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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