Dalea formosa | |
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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. formosa
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Binomial name | |
Dalea formosa | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Dalea formosa is a semi-evergreen [1] species of flowering plant in the genus Dalea, known by the common names feather dalea and featherplume; [3] it is named for the physician Samuel Dale. [4] The plant is native to the southern United States. [4] It is highly tolerant of heat, cold, and drought. [5] [6] It is favored by honeybees; but of much less use to most wildlife, with the exception of rabbits and deer. [7] [8] Unique to most plants, [Note 1] it blooms all year long (with the occurrence of monsoon rainfall) [9] [10] and also has a long lifespan. [6]