species 3,217 observations
Soft Prairie Clover
Dalea mollissima
Field notes
Dalea mollissima is a desert wildflower plant in the legume family (Fabaceae), with the common names soft prairie clover, downy dalea, and silk dalea.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Southern Dogface, Marine Blue, California Dogface, Burns' Buckmoth
4
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Anthophora hololeuca, Bequaert's Resin-Leafcutter Bee
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
California Bordered Plant Bug, Reakirt's Blue, Hunt's Bumble Bee, Sonoran Bumble Bee
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.