genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the
legume
Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...
family,
Fabaceae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...
. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary
Samuel Dale
Samuel Dale (1772 – ), known as the "Daniel Boone of Alabama", was an American frontiersman, soldier, and politician, who fought under General Andrew Jackson, in the Creek War, later, becoming a brigadier general in the U.S. Army, and an a ...
(1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemisphere, where they are distributed from
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
to
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. Nearly half of the known species are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. Two species of ''Dalea'' (''Dalea ornata'' and ''Dalea searlsiae'') have been considered for
rangeland
Rangelands are grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, wetlands, and deserts that are grazed by domestic livestock or wild animals. Types of rangelands include tallgrass and shortgrass prairies, desert grasslands and shrublands, woodlands, savanna ...
Dalea abietifolia
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
'' (Rydb.) Bullock
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Dalea acracarpica
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
'' Barneby
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Dalea adenopoda
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
'' (Rydb.) Isely—Tampa prairie clover
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Dalea aenigma
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
'' Barneby
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Dalea albiflora
''Dalea albiflora'', the whiteflower prairie clover or scruffy prairie clover, is a perennial subshrub or herb of the subfamily Faboideae in the pea family-(Fabaceae). It is found in the southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico in the ...
'' A. Gray—whiteflower prairie clover
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Dalea analiliana
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
'' Spellenb.
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Dalea ananassa
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
'' Barneby
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Dalea antana
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
'' J.F. Macbr.
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Dalea arenicola
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Dalea candida
''Dalea candida'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name white prairie clover. It is native to North America, where it can be found throughout central Canada, the central United States, and northern Mexico. ...
'' Willd.—white prairie clover, white tassel-flower
** var. ''candida'' Willd.
** var. ''oligophylla'' (Torr.) Shinners
* '' Dalea capitata'' S. Watson
** var. ''capitata'' S. Watson
** var. ''quinqueflora'' (Brandegee) Barneby
* '' Dalea carnea'' (Michx.) Poir.—whitetassels
** var. ''albida'' (Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby
** var. ''carnea'' (Michx.) Poir.
* '' Dalea carthagenensis'' (Jacq.) J.F. Macbr.—Cartagena prairie clover
** var. ''barbata'' (Oerst.) Barneby
** var. ''brevis'' (J.F.Macbr.) Barneby
** var. ''capitulata'' (Rydb.) Barneby
** var. ''carthagenensis'' (Jacq.) J.F. Macbr.
** var. ''floridana'' (Rydb.) Barneby
** var. ''pilocarpa'' (Rusby) Barneby
** var. ''portoricana'' Barneby
** var. ''trichocalyx'' (Ulbr.) Barneby
* '' Dalea ceciliana''—Cecilia's prairie clover
* '' Dalea choanosema'' Barneby
* '' Dalea chrysophylla'' Barneby
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Dalea cinnamomea
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' Barneby
* '' Dalea cliffortiana'' Willd.
* '' Dalea coerulea'' (L. f.) Schinz & Thell.
** var. ''coerulea'' (L. f.) Schinz & Thell.
** var. ''longispicata'' (Ulbr.) Barneby
* '' Dalea compacta'' Spreng.—compact prairie clover
** var. ''compacta'' Spreng.
** var. ''pubescens'' (A.Gray) Barneby
* '' Dalea confusa'' (Rydb.) Barneby
* '' Dalea cora'' Barneby
* '' Dalea crassifolia'' Hemsl.
* '' Dalea cuatrecasasii'' Barneby
* '' Dalea cuniculo-caudata'' Paul G. Wilson
* '' Dalea cyanea'' Greene
* '' Dalea cylindrica'' Hook.
** var. ''cylindrica'' Hook.
** var. ''haenkeana'' Barneby
** var. ''nova'' (Ulbr.) Barneby
** var. ''sulfurea'' (Ulbr.) Barneby
* ''
Dalea cylindriceps
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Dalea dorycnoides
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Marina
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : "related to the sea") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo ...
''. ''See'' and Cardoso ''et al.'' 2013.
* '' Dalea filiformis'' A. Gray—Sonoran prairie clover
* '' Dalea flavescens'' (S. Watson) S.L.Welsh ex Barneby—Canyonlands prairie clover
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Dalea foliolosa
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' (Aiton) Barneby
** var. ''citrina'' (Rydb.) Barneby
** var. ''foliolosa'' (Aiton) Barneby
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Dalea foliosa
''Dalea foliosa'', commonly called leafy prairie clover, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is an endangered species in the United States, where it occurs in three states: Illinois, Tennessee, and Alabama.USFWS''D ...
Dalea gymnocodon
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Dalea hegewischiana
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Dalea holwayi
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Dalea lachnantha
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' S.Schauer
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Dalea lachnostachya
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' A.Gray
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Dalea lachnostachys
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' A. Gray—glandleaf prairie clover
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Dalea lamprostachya
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
Dalea leucostachya
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (physician), Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are n ...
Dalea moquehuana
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Dalea nemaphyllidia
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' Barneby
* '' Dalea neomexicana'' (A. Gray) Cory—downy prairie clover, New Mexico dalea
** var. ''longipila'' (Rydb.) Barneby
** var. ''neomexicana'' (A. Gray) Cory
* '' Dalea nobilis'' Barneby
* '' Dalea obovata'' (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners
* '' Dalea obovatifolia'' Ortega
** var. ''obovatifolia'' Ortega
** var. ''uncifera'' (Schltdl. & Cham.) Barneby
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Dalea obreniformis
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Dalea pectinata
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (physician), Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are n ...
Dalea phleoides
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners—slimspike prairie clover
** var. ''microphylla'' (Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby
** var. ''phleoides'' (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners
* '' Dalea pinetorum'' Gentry
* '' Dalea pinnata'' (J.F. Gmel.) Barneby—summer farewell
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Dalea piptostegia
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Dalea pogonathera
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (physician), Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are n ...
'' A. Gray—bearded prairie clover
** var. ''pogonathera'' A. Gray
** var. ''walkerae'' (Tharp & F. A. Barkley) B. L. Turner
* ''
Dalea polygonoides
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
Dalea pseudocorymbosa
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' A.E.Estrada & Villarreal
* ''
Dalea pulchella
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
'' G. Don
* '' Dalea pulchra'' Gentry—Santa Catalina prairie clover
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Dalea reverchonii
''Dalea reverchonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae, legume family known by the common name Comanche Peak prairie-clover. It is endemism, endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is known from Bosque County, Texas, Bosq ...
'' (S. Watson) Shinners
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Dalea revoluta
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Dalea sericea
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' Lag.
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Dalea sericocalyx
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (physician), Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are n ...
Dalea tinctoria
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hem ...
Dalea tridactylites
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' Barneby
* ''
Dalea trifoliata
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' Zucc.
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Dalea trochilina
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
Dalea zimapanica
''Dalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honors English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739). They are native to the Western hemi ...
'' S. Schauer
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Dalea acutiflora'' Steud.
* ''Dalea barbata'' (Oerst.) Aymard
* ''Dalea diversicolor'' Rydb.
* ''Dalea flavorosea'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
* ''Dalea goldmani'' (Rose) L.Riley
* ''Dalea humboldtiana'' Velarde
* ''Dalea hypoglottidea'' DC.
* ''Dalea lagopoda'' St.-Lag.
* ''Dalea lateripes'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
* ''Dalea longipes'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
* ''Dalea lutescens'' Cervantes ex G. Don
* ''Dalea megalostachya'' (Rose) Wiggins
* ''Dalea melilotoides'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
* ''Dalea moricandi'' D. Dietr.
* ''Dalea mota'' Gentry
* ''Dalea multifoliata'' Phil.f.
* ''Dalea pendulina'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
* ''Dalea polyadenia'' F. Heller
* ''Dalea scopa'' Barneby
* ''Dalea seleriana'' Harms
* ''Dalea unguicularis'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
* ''Dalea unifoliolata'' C.B.Rob. & Greenm.
* ''Dalea vernica'' (Rose) Greenm.
* ''Dalea watsonii'' (Rose) Gentry
* ''Dalea whitingi'' Kearney & Peebles