| Dalea aurea | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalea |
| Species: | D. aurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Dalea aurea | |
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Dalea aurea, commonly called golden prairie clover, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family ( Fabaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the Great Plains and southwestern United States, and in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. [4] [5] Its natural habitat is in silty or gravelly prairies, often over limestone. [6]
It is an herbaceous perennial, with pinnate-compound leaves. It produces yellow flowers in spring and early summer. [7]
- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Dalea aurea". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Dalea aurea Nutt. ex Pursh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Dalea aurea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Dalea aurea". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Kearney, Thomas; Peebles, Robert (1942). Flowering plants and ferns of Arizona. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. p. 460.
- ^ Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 648.
- ^ Dalea aurea Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Society
