PLANTS Profile for Dalea candida var. candida (white prairie clover)

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Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida
white prairie clover

Symbol:

DACAC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida

Petalostemon candidus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 369. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida

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Synonyms:
Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida

PECA21

Petalostemon candidus Michx.

Distribution:
Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, WI, WV), CAN (AB, MB, ON, SK)

Related Taxa:
Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 62 species in Dalea, 2 varieties in Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd.

Classification:
Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Dalea L. – prairie clover
Species	Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. – white prairie clover
Variety	Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida – white prairie clover

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
Dalea candida
white prairie-clover		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 192888.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida

MT & ND-Planting Guide (Forbs/Legumes)

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 02:09 PM MDT