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Dalea villosa var. grisea

Dalea villosa (Nutt.) Spreng. var. grisea (Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby

Hairy Prairie Clover, Silky Prairie Clover

Fabaceae (Pea family)

Synonym(s): Petalostemon griseus

USDA Symbol: DAVIG

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

"Stems taller, erect, mostly 5-8 (9) dm tall, more thinly pubescent, commonly reddish." (bibref: 1812).

"Distinguished from D. v. var. villosa by the taller, more erect stature and thinner vesture, revealing the reddish epidermis of the stem and the greenish surface of the mostly larger leaflets. Differences in shape of the banner blade, mentioned by Wemple, are not consistent. Wemple also notes the presence of empty bracts scattered along the peduncle below the first flower, but these occur occasionally in D. v. var. villosa." (bibref: 1812).

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: "Mostly 5-8 (9) dm tall (bibref: 1812).
Leaf: "The foliage commonly gray or greenish-gray; larger leaflets well over 1 cm long." (bibref: 1812).

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: "Petals rose-purple, pale pink, or rarely whitish." (bibref: 1812). "Flowering May and ]une." (bibref: 1812).

Distribution

USA: AR , LA , TX
Native Distribution: "On the Sabine, Trinity and lower Brazos rivers in southeast Texas, southward to Houston, northward to Wood and Upshur counties, thence eastward to Bienville Parish in northwest Louisiana." (bibref: 1812).
Native Habitat: "Openings in woodland, prairie, and abandoned fields, in deep sandy soil." (bibref: 1812).

Bibliography

Bibref 1812 - Daleae imagines : an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Philippi, Psorothamnus Rydberg, Marina Leibmann, and Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae Borissova ever referred to Dalea (1977) Barneby, Rupert C.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Dalea villosa var. grisea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Dalea villosa var. grisea in the Flora of North America (if available)
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Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-07
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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