''Dalea aurea'', commonly called golden prairie clover, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

). It is native to North America, where it is found in the

Great Plains The Great Plains is a broad expanse of plain, flatland in North America. The region stretches east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland. They are the western part of the Interior Plains, which include th ...

and southwestern United States, and in the state of

Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...

, Mexico. Its natural habitat is in silty or gravelly prairies, often over limestone. It is an herbaceous perennial, with pinnate-compound leaves. It produces yellow flowers in spring and early summer.''Dalea aurea''
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Society

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aurea Aurea, golden in Latin, may refer to: * Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA), an advocacy organization for aromanticism * Aurea (car), a former Italian automobile manufactured in Turin from 1921 to 1930 * Aure ...