species 7,049 observations
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
Field notes
Supports All
63
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Reakirt's Blue, Southern Dogface, Marine Blue, White Angled-Sulphur
4
-
Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
All-pale Perdita, Susanna's Cellophane Bee, Aberrant Cellophane Bee, Robertson's Plasterer Bee
6
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Metric Paper Wasp, Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp, Lewis' Soldier Beetle
3
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Prunus Miner Bee, Great Golden Digger Wasp, American Bumble Bee
50
Children
Range
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 Well drained
- Water use
- Medium
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- No
- Resists
- Dry soil
- Plant type
- Wildflower Herbaceous perennial
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.