genus
Prairie Clovers
Dalea
Field notes
Dalea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemisphere, where they are distributed from Canada to Argentina. Nearly half of the known species are endemic to Mexico. Two species of Dalea (Dalea ornata and Dalea searlsiae) have been considered for rangeland restoration.
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- Purple Prairie Clover native
- White Prairie Clover native
- Feather Dalea native
- Soft Prairie Clover native
- Andean Blue Clover
- Golden Prairie Clover present
- Silver Prairie Clover present
- Compact Prairie Clover present
- Black Prairie Clover native
- Roundhead Prairie Clover present
- Hairy Prairie Clover native
- Foxtail Prairie Clover native
- Summer Farewell native
- Feay's Prairie Clover native
- Silky Prairie Clover native
- Bearded Prairie Clover present
- Nine-anther Prairie Clover native
- Gattinger's Prairie Clover native
- Santa Catalina Prairie Clover present
- Dwarf Prairie Clover present
- Wedgeleaf Prairie Clover present
- Trailing Indigo Bush native
- Woolly Prairie Clover native
- Pink Prairie Clover native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Shrub Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native prairie clovers All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hairy Prairie Clover
Dalea mollis
caterpillars
5
bees
2
flowers
2
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White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
caterpillars
4
bees
6
food
3
flowers
50
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Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
caterpillars
4
bees
6
food
2
flowers
77
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Soft Prairie Clover
Dalea mollissima
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
5
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Searls' Prairie Clover
Dalea searlsiae
caterpillars
4
bees
1
flowers
19
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Silky Prairie Clover
Dalea villosa
caterpillars
3
bees
6
food
3
flowers
28
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Nine-anther Prairie Clover
Dalea enneandra
caterpillars
3
bees
4
flowers
7
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Foxtail Prairie Clover
Dalea leporina
caterpillars
3
bees
3
food
1
flowers
7
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Black Prairie Clover
Dalea frutescens
caterpillars
3
bees
1
food
1
flowers
10
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Feather Dalea
Dalea formosa
caterpillars
3
bees
1
flowers
26
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Summer Farewell
Dalea pinnata
caterpillars
3
bees
1
flowers
17
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Woolly Prairie Clover
Dalea lanata
caterpillars
3
bees
1
flowers
8
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Slender Prairie Clover
Dalea tenuis
caterpillars
3
bees
1
flowers
6
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Hall's Dalea
Dalea hallii
caterpillars
3
bees
1
flowers
5
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Trailing Indigo Bush
Dalea greggii
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
4