Dalea

{{Short description|Genus of legumes}} {{Hatnote|Not to be confused with Dahlia, in family Asteraceae}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = White_prairie_clover_flower_dalea_candida_stem_with_the_bottom_flowering_white_and_the_top_green.jpg |image_caption = ''Dalea candida'' |taxon = Dalea |authority = L. (1758)<ref name=powo/> |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = 182–219; see text |synonyms = * ''Cylipogon'' {{small|Raf. (1819)}} * ''Gatesia'' {{small|Bertol. (1848)}} * ''Jamesia'' {{small|Raf. (1832), nom. rej.}} * ''Kuhnistera'' {{small|Lam. (1792), nom. rej.}} * ''Parosela'' {{small|Cav. (1801)}} * ''Petalostemon'' {{small|Michx. (1803)}} * ''Thornbera'' {{small|Rydb. (1919)}} |synonyms_ref = <ref name=powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331543-2 ''Dalea'' L.] ''Plants of the World Online''. Retrieved 17 August 2023.</ref> }}

'''''Dalea''''' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as '''prairie clover'''<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS | taxon = ''Dalea'' | id = 26597 | accessdate = 26 October 2010}}</ref> or '''indigo bush'''.<ref>{{cite book | author = Bailey LH | author2 = Bailey EZ | author3 = the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium | year = 1976 | title = Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada | publisher = Macmillan | location = New York, NY | isbn = 978-0-02-505470-7 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/hortusthirdconci00bail }}</ref> Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739).<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=agbm4S1eCQsC | author = Holloway JE | author2 = Neill A. | title = A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas & the Southern Great Plains | publisher = TCU Press | location = Fort Worth, Texas | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-0-87565-309-9 | page = 51 }}</ref> They are native to the Western hemisphere, where they are distributed from Canada to Argentina.<ref name="Woods">{{cite journal | author = Woods M | author2 = Hughes WS. | year = 2013 | title = The genus ''Dalea'' in Alabama | url = http://www.phytoneuron.net/2013Phytoneuron/30PhytoN-DaleaALA.pdf | journal = Phytoneuron | volume = 2013 | issue = 30 | pages = 1–12 | issn = 2153-733X }}</ref> Nearly half of the known species are endemic to Mexico.<ref name="Estrada">{{cite journal | author = Estrada-Castillón AE | author2 = Villarreal-Quintanilla JA. | year = 2008 | title = A new species of ''Dalea'' sect. ''Parosela'' (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Amorpheae) from Durango, Mexico | journal = Brittonia | volume = 60 | issue = 4 | pages = 332–35 | doi = 10.1007/s12228-008-9039-7 | bibcode = 2008Britt..60..332E }}</ref> Two species of ''Dalea'' (''Dalea ornata'' and ''Dalea searlsiae'') have been considered for rangeland restoration.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Cane JH | author2 = Weber M | author3 = Miller S. | year = 2012 | title = Breeding biologies, pollinators, and seed beetles of two prairie-clovers, ''Dalea ornata'' and ''Dalea searlsiae'' (Fabaceae: Amorpheae), from the Intermountain West, USA | url = http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2012_cane_j001.pdf | journal = Western North American Naturalist | volume = 72 | issue = 1 | pages = 16–20 | doi = 10.3398/064.072.0102 }}</ref>

==Species== ''Dalea'' comprises the following species:<ref name="ITIS" /><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Dalea&species~ | title = ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for ''Dalea'' | author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> | website = International Legume Database & Information Service | publisher = Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics | accessdate = 7 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?3369 | title = GRIN species records of ''Dalea'' | author = USDA | author-link = USDA | author2 = ARS | author2-link = Agricultural Research Service | author3 = National Genetic Resources Program | website = Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] | publisher = National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland | accessdate = 7 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081014232732/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?3369 | archive-date = 14 October 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="PlantList">{{cite web | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Leguminosae/Dalea/ | title = The Plant List entry for ''Dalea'' | date = 2013 | website = The Plant List | publisher = Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden | accessdate = 7 July 2014 }}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=300px}} * ''Dalea abietifolia'' <small>(Rydb.) Bullock</small> * ''Dalea acracarpica'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea acutifolia was reclassified as Dalea cliffortiana. --> * ''Dalea adenopoda'' <small>(Rydb.) Isely</small>—Tampa prairie clover * ''Dalea aenigma'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea agastachya was reclassified as Dalea obovata. --> <!-- Dalea alamosana was reclassified as Marina alamosana. --> <!-- Dalea alba was reclassified as Dalea leporina. --> <!-- Dalea albida was reclassified as Dalea carnea. --> * ''Dalea albiflora'' <small>A. Gray</small>—whiteflower prairie clover <!-- Dalea alopecuroides was reclassified as Dalea leporina. --> <!-- Dalea alopecurus was reclassified as Dalea sericea. --> <!-- Dalea amoena was reclassified as Psorothamnus arborescens. --> * ''Dalea analiliana'' <small>Spellenb.</small> * ''Dalea ananassa'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea angulata was reclassified as Marina parryi. --> <!-- Dalea angustifolia was reclassified as Dalea cliffortiana. --> <!-- Dalea annua was reclassified as Dalea cliffortiana. --> * ''Dalea antana'' <small>J.F. Macbr.</small> <!-- Dalea anthonyi was reclassified as Marina divaricata. --> <!-- Dalea arborescens was reclassified as Psorothamnus arborescens. --> <!-- Dalea arenaria was reclassified as Dalea lanata. --> * ''Dalea arenicola'' <small>(Wemple) B.L. Turner</small> <!-- Dalea argentea was reclassified as Dalea tomentosa. --> <!-- Dalea argyraea was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> <!-- Dalea argyrostachys was reclassified as Dalea versicolor. --> <!-- Dalea argyrotricha was reclassified as Dalea reclinata. --> <!-- Dalea aristata was reclassified as Dalea mucronata. --> <!-- Dalea arizonica was reclassified as Dalea lumholtzii. --> <!-- Dalea astragalina was reclassified as Dalea coerulea. --> <!-- Dalea astragalopsis was reclassified as Dalea lumholtzii. --> <!-- Dalea attenuata was reclassified as Dalea obovatifolia. --> * ''Dalea aurea'' <small>C. Fraser</small>—golden prairie clover * ''Dalea austrotexana'' <small>B.L.Turner</small><ref name="Turner1">{{cite journal | author = Turner BL. | year = 2006 | title = ''Dalea austrotexana'' (Fabaceae), a new species from southernmost Texas | url = http://www.phytologia.org/uploads/2/3/4/2/23422706/turner883288-293daleaaustrotexana10-11-06.pdf | journal = Phytologia | volume = 88 | issue = 3 | pages = 288–93 | doi=10.5962/bhl.part.10455| doi-access = free }}</ref> * ''Dalea ayavacensis'' <small>Kunth</small> ** var. ''ayavacensis'' <small>Kunth</small> ** var. ''killipii'' <small>(J.F.Macbr.) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea azurea'' <small>(Phil.) Reiche</small> * ''Dalea bacchantum'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea barberi was reclassified as Dalea urceolata. --> <!-- Dalea barrancae was reclassified as Dalea humilis. --> <!-- Dalea bartoni is a misspelling of Dalea bartonii. --> * ''Dalea bartonii'' <small>Barneby</small>—Warnock's prairie clover, Cox's dalea <!-- Dalea bechtelii was reclassified as Marina vetula. --> <!-- Dalea benthamii was reclassified as Errazurizia benthamii. --> * ''Dalea bicolor'' <small>Willd.</small>—silver prairie clover ** var. ''argyrea'' <small>(A.Gray) Barneby</small> ** var. ''bicolor'' <small>Willd.</small> ** var. ''canescens'' <small>(M.Martens & Galeotti) Barneby</small> ** var. ''naviculifolia'' <small>(Hemsl.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''orcuttiana'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea bigelovii was reclassified as Dalea leporina. --> <!-- Dalea blasiana was reclassified as Dalea scandens. --> * ''Dalea boliviana'' <small>Britton</small> * ''Dalea boraginea'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea botterii'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea brachystachya'' <small>A. Gray</small>—Fort Bowie prairie clover * ''Dalea brandegei'' <small>(Rose) Bullock</small> * ''Dalea caeciliae'' <small>Harms</small> <!-- Dalea caerulea is a misspelling of Dalea coerulea. --> * ''Dalea cahaba'' <small>J.R.Allison</small>—Cahaba prairie clover <!-- Dalea californica was reclassified as Psorothamnus arborescens. --> <!-- Dalea calliantha was reclassified as Dalea boliviana. --> <!-- Dalea calocalyx was reclassified as Dalea cylindrica. --> <!-- Dalea calycosa was reclassified as Marina calycosa. --> * ''Dalea candida'' <small>Willd.</small>—white prairie clover, white tassel-flower ** var. ''candida'' <small>Willd.</small> ** var. ''oligophylla'' <small>(Torr.) Shinners</small> <!-- Dalea canescens was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> * ''Dalea capitata'' <small>S. Watson</small> ** var. ''capitata'' <small>S. Watson</small> ** var. ''quinqueflora'' <small>(Brandegee) Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea capitulata was reclassified as Dalea carthagenensis. --> * ''Dalea carnea'' <small>(Michx.) Poir.</small>—whitetassels ** var. ''albida'' <small>(Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby</small> ** var. ''carnea'' <small>(Michx.) Poir.</small> <!-- Dalea carnescens was reclassified as Dalea nana. --> * ''Dalea carthagenensis'' <small>(Jacq.) J.F. Macbr.</small>—Cartagena prairie clover ** var. ''barbata'' <small>(Oerst.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''brevis'' <small>(J.F.Macbr.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''capitulata'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''carthagenensis'' <small>(Jacq.) J.F. Macbr.</small> ** var. ''floridana'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''pilocarpa'' <small>(Rusby) Barneby</small> ** var. ''portoricana'' <small>Barneby</small> ** var. ''trichocalyx'' <small>(Ulbr.) Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea catatona was reclassified as Dalea cylindrica. --> <!-- Dalea caudata was reclassified as Dalea lutea. --> * ''Dalea ceciliana''<ref>{{cite journal | author = Turner BL. | year = 2010 | title = A new species of ''Dalea'' (Fabaceae) from southernmost Texas | url = http://www.phytoneuron.net/PhytoN-Daleaceciliana.pdf | journal = Phytoneuron | volume = 2010 | issue = 50 | pages = 1–5 | issn = 2153-733X }}</ref>—Cecilia's prairie clover * ''Dalea choanosema'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea chrysophylla'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea chrysorhiza was reclassified as Marina chrysorrhiza. --> <!-- Dalea cinerea was reclassified as Dalea lutea. --> * ''Dalea cinnamomea'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea citrina was reclassified as Dalea foliolosa. --> <!-- Dalea citriodora was reclassified as Dalea foliolosa. --> * ''Dalea cliffortiana'' <small>Willd.</small> * ''Dalea coerulea'' <small>(L. f.) Schinz & Thell.</small> ** var. ''coerulea'' <small>(L. f.) Schinz & Thell.</small> ** var. ''longispicata'' <small>(Ulbr.) Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea comosa was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> * ''Dalea compacta'' <small>Spreng.</small>—compact prairie clover ** var. ''compacta'' <small>Spreng.</small> ** var. ''pubescens'' <small>(A.Gray) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea confusa'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea cora'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea coronilla was reclassified as Dalea obovatifolia. --> <!-- Dalea corymbosa was reclassified as Dalea pinnata. --> * ''Dalea crassifolia'' <small>Hemsl.</small> <!-- Dalea crenulata was reclassified as Marina crenulata. --> * ''Dalea cuatrecasasii'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea cuniculo-caudata'' <small>Paul G. Wilson</small> <!-- Dalea cutervoana was reclassified as Dalea cylindrica. --> * ''Dalea cyanea'' <small>Greene</small> * ''Dalea cylindrica'' <small>Hook.</small> ** var. ''cylindrica'' <small>Hook.</small> ** var. ''haenkeana'' <small>Barneby</small> ** var. ''nova'' <small>(Ulbr.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''sulfurea'' <small>(Ulbr.) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea cylindriceps'' <small>Barneby</small>—Andean prairie clover <!-- Dalea dalea was reclassified as Dalea cliffortiana. --> * ''Dalea daucosma'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea decipiens was reclassified as Dalea leucostachya. --> <!-- Dalea decora was reclassified as Dalea dorycnoides. --> <!-- Dalea delicata was reclassified as Marina gracilis. --> <!-- Dalea diffusa was reclassified as Marina diffusa. --> * ''Dalea dipsacea'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea dispar'' <small>C.V. Morton</small> <!-- Dalea divaricata was reclassified as Marina divaricata. --> <!-- Dalea domingensis was reclassified as Dalea carthagenensis. --> * ''Dalea dorycnoides'' <small>DC.</small> <!-- Dalea drummondiana was reclassified as Dalea phleoides. --> <!-- Dalea ehrenbergii was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> * ''Dalea elata'' <small>Hook. & Arn.</small> * ''Dalea elegans'' <small>Hook. & Arn.</small> ** var. ''elegans'' <small>Hook. & Arn.</small> ** var. ''onobrychioides'' <small>(Griseb.) Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea elongata was reclassified as Marina neglecta. --> * ''Dalea emarginata'' <small>(Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners</small>—wedgeleaf prairie clover <!-- Dalea emoryi was reclassified as Psorothamnus emoryi. --> <!-- Dalea emphysodes was reclassified as Dalea carthagenensis. --> * ''Dalea enneandra'' <small>Nutt.</small>—nine-anther prairie clover <!-- Dalea enneaphylla was reclassified as Dalea carthagenensis. --> <!-- Dalea eosina was reclassified as Dalea elegans. --> <!-- Dalea epica was reclassified as Dalea flavescens. --> * ''Dalea eriophylla'' <small>S. Watson</small> <!-- Dalea ervoides was reclassified as Dalea humilis. --> * ''Dalea erythrorhiza'' <small>Greenm.</small> * ''Dalea escobilla'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea evanescens was reclassified as Marina evanescens. --> * ''Dalea exigua'' <small>Barneby</small>—Chihuahuan prairie clover * ''Dalea exilis'' <small>DC.</small> * ''Dalea exserta'' <small>(Rydb.) Gentry</small>—Mexican prairie clover <!-- Dalea eysenhardtioides was reclassified as Dalea leucostachya. --> * ''Dalea feayi'' <small>(Chapman) Barneby</small>—Feay's prairie clover * ''Dalea fieldii'' <small>(J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.</small> * ''Dalea filiciformis'' <small>C.B.Rob. & Greenm.</small><ref>It has been proposed that ''Dalea filiciformis'' be transferred to the genus ''Marina''. ''See'' {{cite journal | author = McMahon M | author2 = Hufford L. | year = 2004 | title = Phylogeny of Amorpheae (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae) | journal = Am J Bot | volume = 91 | issue = 8 | pages = 1219–1230 | doi = 10.3732/ajb.91.8.1219 | pmid=21653479| doi-access = free }} and Cardoso ''et al.'' 2013.</ref> * ''Dalea filiformis'' <small>A. Gray</small>—Sonoran prairie clover <!-- Dalea flava was reclassified as Dalea elata. --> * ''Dalea flavescens'' <small>(S. Watson) S.L.Welsh ex Barneby</small>—Canyonlands prairie clover * ''Dalea foliolosa'' <small>(Aiton) Barneby</small> ** var. ''citrina'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''foliolosa'' <small>(Aiton) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea foliosa'' <small>(A. Gray) Barneby</small>—leafy prairie clover * ''Dalea formosa'' <small>Torr.</small>—featherplume <!-- Dalea fremontii was reclassified as Psorothamnus fremontii. --> * ''Dalea frutescens'' <small>A. Gray</small>—black prairie clover, black dalea <!-- Dalea fruticosa was reclassified as Eysenhardtia polystachya. --> <!-- Dalea fulvosericea was reclassified as Dalea greggii. --> <!-- Dalea fuscescens was reclassified as Dalea melantha. --> * ''Dalea galbina'' <small>(J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.</small> * ''Dalea gattingeri'' <small>(A. Heller) Barneby</small>—purpletassels <!-- Dalea gentryi was reclassified as Dalea albiflora. --> <!-- Dalea gigantea was reclassified as Dalea lutea. --> <!-- Dalea glandulosa was reclassified as Dalea cliffortiana and Dalea phleoides. --> * ''Dalea glumacea'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea goldmanii was reclassified as Marina goldmanii. --> <!-- Dalea gracilis was reclassified as Dalea mountjoyae, Dalea sericea, and Marina diffusa. --> <!-- Dalea gracillima was reclassified as Marina gracillima. --> * ''Dalea grayi'' <small>(Vail) L.O. Williams</small>—Gray's prairie clover * ''Dalea greggii'' <small>A. Gray</small>—Gregg's prairie clover <!-- Dalea grisea was reclassified as Dalea villosa. --> <!-- Dalea guadalcazarensis was reclassified as Dalea melantha. --> * ''Dalea gymnocodon'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea gypsophila'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea hallii'' <small>A. Gray</small> * ''Dalea hegewischiana'' <small>Steud.</small> <!-- Dalea helleri was reclassified as Dalea compacta. --> * ''Dalea hemsleyana'' <small>(Rose) Bullock</small> <!-- Dalea herbacea was reclassified as Dalea humilis. --> * ''Dalea hintonii'' <small>Sandwith</small> <!-- Dalea hofstenii was reclassified as Dalea boliviana. --> * ''Dalea holwayi'' <small>Rose</small> * ''Dalea hospes'' <small>(Rose) Bullock</small> * ''Dalea humifusa'' <small>Benth.</small> * ''Dalea humilis'' <small>G. Don</small> <!-- Dalea hutchinsoniae was reclassified as Dalea filiformis. --> * ''Dalea illustris'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea inconspicua was reclassified as Dalea humilis. --> <!-- Dalea inflata was reclassified as Dalea urceolata. --> * ''Dalea insignis'' <small>Hemsl.</small> <!-- Dalea isidori is a misspelling of Dalea isidorii. --> * ''Dalea isidorii'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea jamesii'' <small>(Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray</small>—James' prairie clover * ''Dalea jamesonii'' <small>(J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.</small> <!-- Dalea johnsonii was reclassified as Psorothamnus fremontii. --> * ''Dalea juncea'' <small>(Rydb.) Wiggins</small> <!-- Dalea killipii was reclassified as Dalea ayavacensis. --> <!-- Dalea kingii was reclassified as Psorothamnus kingii. --> <!-- Dalea kuhnistera was reclassified as Dalea pinnata. --> * ''Dalea kuntzei'' <small>Kuntze</small> * ''Dalea lachnantha'' <small>S.Schauer</small> * ''Dalea lachnostachya'' <small>A.Gray</small> * ''Dalea lachnostachys'' <small>A. Gray</small>—glandleaf prairie clover <!-- Dalea laevigata was reclassified as Dalea bicolor and Dalea grayi. --> <!-- Dalea lagopina was reclassified as Dalea polystachya. --> <!-- Dalea lagopus was reclassified as Dalea exserta and Dalea leporina. --> * ''Dalea lamprostachya'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea lanata'' <small>Spreng.</small>—woolly prairie clover, woolly dalea ** var. ''lanata'' <small>Spreng.</small> ** var. ''terminalis'' <small>(M.E.Jones) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea laniceps'' <small>Barneby</small>—woollyhead prairie clover <!-- Dalea lanuginosa was reclassified as Dalea lanata. --> * ''Dalea lasiathera'' <small>A. Gray</small>—purple dalea <!-- Dalea laxiflora was reclassified as Dalea enneandra and Dalea hegewischiana. --> <!-- Dalea lemmoni was reclassified as Dalea brachystachya. --> * ''Dalea leporina'' <small>(Aiton) Bullock</small>—foxtail prairie clover, hare's foot dalea * ''Dalea leptostachya'' <small>DC.</small> * ''Dalea leucosericea'' <small>(Rydb.) Standl. & Steyerm.</small> * ''Dalea leucostachya'' <small>A. Gray</small> ** var. ''eysenhardtioides'' <small>(Hemsl.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''leucostachya'' <small>A. Gray</small> <!-- Dalea leucostoma was reclassified as Dalea lutea. --> <!-- Dalea lloydii was reclassified as Dalea capitata. --> <!-- Dalea loeseneriana was reclassified as Dalea leucosericea. --> <!-- Dalea longipila was reclassified as Dalea neomexicana. --> <!-- Dalea longispicata was reclassified as Dalea coerulea. --> <!-- Dalea lucida was reclassified as Dalea urceolata. --> * ''Dalea luisana'' <small>S. Watson</small> * ''Dalea lumholtzii'' <small>C.B.Rob. & Fernald</small>—Lumholtz's prairie clover * ''Dalea lutea'' <small>(Cav.) Willd.</small> ** var. ''gigantea'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''lutea'' <small>(Cav.) Willd.</small> <!-- Dalea macrostachya was reclassified as Dalea coerulea. --> * ''Dalea macrotropis'' <small>S. Schauer</small> <!-- Dalea maritima was reclassified as Marina maritima. --> * ''Dalea mcvaughii'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea megacarpa was reclassified as Errazurizia megacarpa. --> <!-- Dalea megalostachys was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> * ''Dalea melantha'' <small>S. Schauer</small> * ''Dalea mexiae'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea microphylla was reclassified as Dalea carthagenensis. --> <!-- Dalea minor was reclassified as Marina minor. --> <!-- Dalea minutiflora was reclassified as Marina minutiflora. --> * ''Dalea minutifolia'' <small>(Rydb.) Harms</small> * ''Dalea mixteca'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea mollis'' <small>Benth.</small>—hairy prairie clover * ''Dalea mollissima'' <small>(Rydb.) Munz</small>—soft prairie clover * ''Dalea moquehuana'' <small>J.F. Macbr.</small> * ''Dalea mucronata'' <small>DC.</small> * ''Dalea multiflora'' <small>(Nutt.) Shinners</small>—roundhead prairie clover <!-- Dalea mutabilis was reclassified as Dalea obovatifolia. --> <!-- Dalea mutisii was reclassified as Dalea coerulea. --> * ''Dalea myriadenia'' <small>Ulbr.</small> * ''Dalea nana'' <small>A. Gray</small>—dwarf prairie clover ** var. ''carnescens'' <small>(Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles</small> ** var. ''nana'' <small>A. Gray</small> <!-- Dalea naviculifolia was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> <!-- Dalea neglecta was reclassified as Marina neglecta. --> * ''Dalea nelsonii'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea nemaphyllidia'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea neomexicana'' <small>(A. Gray) Cory</small>—downy prairie clover, New Mexico dalea ** var. ''longipila'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''neomexicana'' <small>(A. Gray) Cory</small> <!-- Dalea nigra was reclassified as Dalea cliffortiana. --> * ''Dalea nobilis'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea nova was reclassified as Dalea cylindrica. --> <!-- Dalea nummularia was reclassified as Psorothamnus polydenius. --> <!-- Dalea nutans was reclassified as Marina nutans. --> <!-- Dalea oaxacana was reclassified as Dalea virgata. --> * ''Dalea obovata'' <small>(Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners</small> * ''Dalea obovatifolia'' <small>Ortega</small> ** var. ''obovatifolia'' <small>Ortega</small> ** var. ''uncifera'' <small>(Schltdl. & Cham.) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea obreniformis'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea occidentalis was reclassified as Dalea candida and Dalea scandens. --> <!-- Dalea oligophylla was reclassified as Dalea candida. --> <!-- Dalea onobrychioides was reclassified as Dalea elegans. --> * ''Dalea onobrychis'' <small>DC.</small> <!-- Dalea orcuttii was reclassified as Marina orcuttii. --> <!-- Dalea ordiae was reclassified as Dalea albiflora. --> <!-- Dalea oreophila was reclassified as Dalea leporina. --> * ''Dalea ornata'' <small>(Hook.) Eaton & Wright</small>—Blue Mountain prairie clover, handsome prairie clover <!-- Dalea ovalifolia was reclassified as Dalea leptostachya and Dalea lutea. --> <!-- Dalea palmeri was reclassified as Marina palmeri. --> * ''Dalea parrasana'' <small>Brandegee</small> <!-- Dalea parryi was reclassified as Marina parryi. --> <!-- Dalea parviflora was reclassified as Astragalus gracilis. --> <!-- Dalea parvifolia was reclassified as Dalea tenuicaulis. --> * ''Dalea pazensis'' <small>Rusby</small> * ''Dalea pectinata'' <small>Kunth</small> <!-- Dalea peninsularis was reclassified as Marina peninsularis. --> * ''Dalea pennellii'' <small>(J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.</small> <!-- Dalea peruviana was reclassified as Dalea exilis. --> * ''Dalea phleoides'' <small>(Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners</small>—slimspike prairie clover ** var. ''microphylla'' <small>(Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby</small> ** var. ''phleoides'' <small>(Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners</small> <!-- Dalea phymatodes was reclassified as Dalea carthagenensis. --> <!-- Dalea pilifera was reclassified as Dalea reclinata. --> <!-- Dalea pilocarpa was reclassified as Dalea carthagenensis. --> <!-- Dalea pilosissima was reclassified as Dalea cyanea. --> * ''Dalea pinetorum'' <small>Gentry</small> * ''Dalea pinnata'' <small>(J.F. Gmel.) Barneby</small>—summer farewell * ''Dalea piptostegia'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea plantaginoides'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea platystegia was reclassified as Dalea foliolosa. --> <!-- Dalea plumosa was reclassified as Dalea lutea. --> * ''Dalea pogonathera'' <small>A. Gray</small>—bearded prairie clover ** var. ''pogonathera'' <small>A. Gray</small> ** var. ''walkerae'' <small>(Tharp & F. A. Barkley) B. L. Turner</small> <!-- Dalea polycephala was reclassified as Dalea minutifolia. --> <!-- Dalea polydenia was reclassified as Psorothamnus polydenius. --> * ''Dalea polygonoides'' <small>A. Gray</small>—sixweeks prairie clover <!-- Dalea polyphylla was reclassified as Dalea foliolosa. --> * ''Dalea polystachya'' <small>(Sessé & Moc.) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea pringlei'' <small>A. Gray</small>—Pringle's prairie clover <!-- Dalea procumbens was reclassified as Marina procumbens. --> * ''Dalea prostrata'' <small>Ortega</small> <!-- Dalea psoraleoides was reclassified as Dalea tomentosa. --> * ''Dalea pseudocorymbosa'' <small>A.E.Estrada & Villarreal</small><ref name="Estrada" /> <!-- Dalea pueblensis was reclassified as Marina pueblensis. --> * ''Dalea pulchella'' <small>G. Don</small> <!-- Dalea pulchella was reclassified as Dalea dorycnoides. --> <!-- Dalea pulcherrima was reclassified as Marina nutans. --> * ''Dalea pulchra'' <small>Gentry</small>—Santa Catalina prairie clover <!-- Dalea pumila was reclassified as Dalea cliffortiana. --> * ''Dalea purpurea'' <small>Vent.</small>—purple prairie clover, violet dalea * ''Dalea purpusii'' <small>Brandegee</small> <!-- Dalea pyramidalis was reclassified as Dalea virgata. --> <!-- Dalea querceti was reclassified as Dalea tomentosa. --> * ''Dalea quercetorum'' <small>Standl. & L.O. Williams</small> <!-- Dalea quinqueflora was reclassified as Dalea capitata. --> * ''Dalea radicans'' <small>S. Watson</small> <!-- Dalea ramosissima was reclassified as Dalea brandegei. --> * ''Dalea reclinata'' <small>(Cav.) Willd.</small> <!-- Dalea retusifolia was reclassified as Dalea boliviana. --> * ''Dalea reverchonii'' <small>(S. Watson) Shinners</small> * ''Dalea revoluta'' <small>S. Watson</small> <!-- Dalea robusta was reclassified as Dalea cliffortiana. --> <!-- Dalea rosea was reclassified as Dalea hegewischiana. --> <!-- Dalea roseiflora was reclassified as Dalea polystachya. --> <!-- Dalea roseola was reclassified as Dalea foliolosa. --> <!-- Dalea rubescens was reclassified as Dalea nana. --> <!-- Dalea rubricaulis was reclassified as Dalea kuntzei. --> * ''Dalea rubrolutea'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea rupertii'' <small>A.E. Estrada, Villarreal & M. González</small> <!-- Dalea rydbergii was reclassified as Dalea albiflora. --> * ''Dalea rzedowskii'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea sabinalis'' <small>(S. Watson) Shinners</small>—sabinal prairie clover <!-- Dalea sabulicola was reclassified as Dalea wrightii. --> * ''Dalea saffordii'' <small>(Rose) Bullock</small> <!-- Dalea samancoensis was reclassified as Dalea cylindrica. --> <!-- Dalea saundersii was reclassified as Psorothamnus arborescens. --> <!-- Dalea sawadae was reclassified as Dalea cylindrica. --> * ''Dalea scandens'' <small>(Mill.) R.T. Clausen</small>—low prairie clover ** var. ''occidentalis'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''paucifolia'' <small>(J.M.Coult.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''scandens'' <small>(Mill.) R.T. Clausen</small> ** var. ''vulneraria'' <small>(Oerst.) Barneby</small> * ''Dalea scariosa'' <small>S. Watson</small>—Albuquerque prairie clover <!-- Dalea schaffneri was reclassified as Dalea hegewischiana. --> * ''Dalea schiblii'' <small>Medina & M. Sousa</small> <!-- Dalea schottii was reclassified as Psorothamnus schottii. --> <!-- Dalea scoparia was reclassified as Psorothamnus scoparius. --> * ''Dalea searlsiae'' <small>(A. Gray) Barneby</small>—Searls' prairie clover <!-- Dalea seemanni was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> * ''Dalea sericea'' <small>Lag.</small> * ''Dalea sericocalyx'' <small>(Rydb.) L. Riley</small> <!-- Dalea sericophylla was reclassified as Dalea weberbaueri. --> * ''Dalea similis'' <small>Hemsl.</small> * ''Dalea simulatrix'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea smithii'' <small>(J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.</small> * ''Dalea sousae'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea spiciformis was reclassified as Marina spiciformis. --> <!-- Dalea spinosa was reclassified as Psorothamnus spinosus. --> <!-- Dalea stanfieldii was reclassified as Dalea tenuis. --> <!-- Dalea stenophylla was reclassified as Dalea elegans. --> * ''Dalea strobilacea'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea submontana was reclassified as Marina nutans. --> <!-- Dalea subvillosa was reclassified as Dalea lanata. --> <!-- Dalea sulfurea was reclassified as Dalea cylindrica. --> * ''Dalea tapacariensis'' <small>Kuntze</small> <!-- Dalea tehuacana was reclassified as Dalea carthagenensis. --> * ''Dalea tentaculoides'' <small>Gentry</small>—Gentry's indigobush * ''Dalea tenuicaulis'' <small>Hook. f.</small> * ''Dalea tenuifolia'' <small>(A. Gray) Shinners</small>—slimleaf prairie clover, bigtop dalea * ''Dalea tenuis'' <small>(J.M. Coult.) Shinners</small>—pinkglobe prairie clover <!-- Dalea tephrosioides was reclassified as Indigofera microcarpa. --> <!-- Dalea terminalis was reclassified as Dalea lanata. --> <!-- Dalea ternata was reclassified as Dalea luisana. --> <!-- Dalea thompsonae was reclassified as Psorothamnus thompsoniae. --> * ''Dalea thouinii'' <small>Schrank</small> <!-- Dalea thymoides was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> <!-- Dalea thyrsiflora was reclassified as Dalea scandens. --> * ''Dalea tinctoria'' <small>Brandegee</small> * ''Dalea tolteca'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea tomentosa'' <small>(Cav.) Willd.</small> ** var. ''mota'' <small>Barneby</small> ** var. ''psoraleoides'' <small>(Moric.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''tomentosa'' <small>(Cav.) Willd.</small> * ''Dalea transiens'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea trichocalyx was reclassified as Dalea carthagenensis. --> * ''Dalea tridactylites'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea trifoliata'' <small>Zucc.</small> <!-- Dalea trifoliolata was reclassified as Dalea prostrata. --> <!-- Dalea triphylla was reclassified as Dalea prostrata. --> <!-- Dalea triphylla was reclassified as Dalea prostrata. --> * ''Dalea trochilina'' <small>Brandegee</small> <!-- Dalea tuberculata was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> <!-- Dalea tuberculina was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> <!-- Dalea uncifera was reclassified as Dalea obovatifolia. --> * ''Dalea uniflora'' <small>(Barneby) G.L. Nesom</small> <!-- Dalea unifoliata was reclassified as Marina unifoliata. --> * ''Dalea urceolata'' <small>Greene</small>—pineforest prairie clover ** var. ''lucida'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''urceolata'' <small>Greene</small> <!-- Dalea variegata was reclassified as Marina divaricata. --> <!-- Dalea verbenacea was reclassified as Dalea tomentosa. --> * ''Dalea verna'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea vernicia was reclassified as Dalea foliolosa. --> <!-- Dalea verrucosa was reclassified as Dalea bicolor. --> * ''Dalea versicolor'' <small>Zucc.</small>—oakwoods prairie clover ** subsp. ''argyrostachya'' <small>(Hook. & Arn.) Barneby</small> ** subsp. ''glabrescens'' <small>(Rydb.) Barneby</small> ** subsp. ''sessilis'' <small>(A. Gray) Barneby</small> ** subsp. ''versicolor'' <small>Zucc.</small> <!-- Dalea vetula was reclassified as Marina vetula. --> * ''Dalea villosa'' <small>(Nutt.) Spreng.</small>—silky prairie clover ** var. ''grisea'' <small>(Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby</small> ** var. ''villosa'' <small>(Nutt.) Spreng.</small> <!-- Dalea violacea was reclassified as Dalea purpurea. --> * ''Dalea virgata'' <small>Lag.</small> * ''Dalea viridiflora'' <small>S. Watson</small> <!-- Dalea vulcanicola was reclassified as Dalea tomentosa. --> <!-- Dalea vulneraria was reclassified as Dalea scandens. --> <!-- Dalea watsoni was reclassified as Dalea albiflora. --> * ''Dalea weberbaueri'' <small>Ulbr.</small> ** var. ''sericophylla'' <small>(Ulbr.) Barneby</small> ** var. ''weberbaueri'' <small>Ulbr.</small> <!-- Dalea whitingii was reclassified as Psorothamnus thompsoniae. --> * ''Dalea wigginsii'' <small>Barneby</small> <!-- Dalea wislizeni was reclassified as Dalea versicolor. --> * ''Dalea wrightii'' <small>A. Gray</small>—Wright's prairie clover * ''Dalea zimapanica'' <small>S. Schauer</small> <!-- Dalea zuccarinii was reclassified as Dalea trifoliata. --> {{div col end}}

===Species names with uncertain taxonomic status=== The status of the following species is unresolved:<ref name="PlantList" /> {{div col|colwidth=300px}} * ''Dalea acutiflora'' <small>Steud.</small> * ''Dalea barbata'' <small>(Oerst.) Aymard</small> * ''Dalea diversicolor'' <small>Rydb.</small> * ''Dalea flavorosea'' <small>Moc. & Sessé ex DC.</small> * ''Dalea goldmani'' <small>(Rose) L.Riley</small> * ''Dalea humboldtiana'' <small>Velarde</small> * ''Dalea hypoglottidea'' <small>DC.</small> * ''Dalea lagopoda'' <small>St.-Lag.</small> * ''Dalea lateripes'' <small>Moc. & Sessé ex DC.</small> * ''Dalea longipes'' <small>Moc. & Sessé ex DC.</small> * ''Dalea lutescens'' <small>Cervantes ex G. Don</small> * ''Dalea megalostachya'' <small>(Rose) Wiggins</small> * ''Dalea melilotoides'' <small>Moc. & Sessé ex DC.</small> * ''Dalea moricandi'' <small>D. Dietr.</small> * ''Dalea mota'' <small>Gentry</small> * ''Dalea multifoliata'' <small>Phil.f.</small> * ''Dalea pendulina'' <small>Moc. & Sessé ex DC.</small> * ''Dalea polyadenia'' <small>F. Heller</small> * ''Dalea scopa'' <small>Barneby</small> * ''Dalea seleriana'' <small>Harms</small> * ''Dalea unguicularis'' <small>Moc. & Sessé ex DC.</small> * ''Dalea unifoliolata'' <small>C.B.Rob. & Greenm.</small> * ''Dalea vernica'' <small>(Rose) Greenm.</small> * ''Dalea watsonii'' <small>(Rose) Gentry</small> * ''Dalea whitingi'' <small>Kearney & Peebles</small> {{div col end}}

==Gallery== <gallery> Dalea albiflora 230694482.jpg|''Dalea albiflora'' Dalea bicolor (Fabaceae).jpg|''Dalea bicolor'' Dalea candida (4007495413).jpg|''Dalea candida'' Dalea coerulea, known as Chiripique (9572439337).jpg|''Dalea coerulea'' Feays Prairie Clover (5868223044).jpg|''Dalea feayi'' Dalea formosa 30940916.jpg|''Dalea formosa'' Dalea greggii flowers.jpg|''Dalea greggii'' Dalea leporina 4.jpg|''Dalea leporina'' Dalea lutea (Fabaceae) 01.jpg|''Dalea lutea'' Dalea mollissima.jpg|''Dalea mollissima'' Summer Farewell (Dalea pinnata) (6332191741).jpg|''Dalea pinnata'' Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) - Flickr - wackybadger (4).jpg|''Dalea purpurea'' Dalea scariosa 44169732.jpg|''Dalea scariosa'' Dalea searlsiae 4.jpg|''Dalea searlsiae'' </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist|3}}

==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Wikispecies-inline}} * [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DALEA ''Dalea''.] USDA PLANTS.

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Category:Dalea Category:Fabaceae genera Category:Flora of the Americas Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus