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Dalea ceciliana
Dalea ceciliana B.L. Turner
Cecilia's Prairie Clover
Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: DACE2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
"Perennial, multi-stemmed herbs, 30–50 cm high. Stems pubescent with upswept tawny hairs 0.8–1.0 mm long." (reslit: 2891).
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: "30-50 cm high." (reslit: 2891).
Leaf: "Leaves (at mid-stem) 5-foliate, the rachis ca 2 cm long, narrowly winged throughout, the latter glandular-punctate beneath; leaflets ovate to obovate, 1.0-1.5 times as long as wide, pubescent on both surfaces with tawny hairs 1-2 mm long; petioles mostly 5-10 mm long; stipules narrowly lanceolate, ca 2 mm long." (reslit: 2891).
Flower: "Peduncles 1-3 cm long, the heads at maturity ca 2 cm wide, 2-7 cm long; bracts lanceolate, 6-8 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, pubescent above, glabrous beneath. Calyces 8-9 mm long, the lobes 4-5 mm long, pubescent with tan or tawny (rarely white) hairs 1-2 mm long, the sinuses with 2-4 prominent glands. Flowers yellow or rarely pale pink (Runyon 2679, TEX), the banner 5-6 mm long, flabellate apically, the stipe ca 4 mm long. Staminal tube ca 6 mm long, the filaments ca 2 mm long." (reslit: 2891).
Fruit: "Pods ovate-conical, ca 4 mm high, 2 mm wide." (reslit: 2891).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Pink , YellowBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: "Flowers yellow or rarely pale pink." (reslit: 2891).
Distribution
USA: TXNative Distribution: South Texas. (reslit: 2891).
Native Habitat: "Confined to deep sandy soils." (reslit: 2891).
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.Search More Titles in Bibliography
Research Literature
Reslit 2891 - A NEW SPECIES OF DALEA (FABACEAE) FROM SOUTHERNMOST TEXAS (2010) Turner, Billie L.This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Dalea ceciliana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Dalea ceciliana in the Flora of North America (if available)
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Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-07Research By: Joseph A. Marcus