Dalea searlsiae

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Prairie clover

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Dalea
Species: D. searlsiae
Binomial name
Dalea searlsiae
(Gray) Barneby

Dalea searlsiae, Searls' prairie clover, is an uncommon perennial legume found in southern Nevada, USA, and the eastern Mojave Desert. The plant grows to 20 inches in height and has purple flowers. It is usually found alongside sagebrush and piƱon-juniper woodlands.

[edit] References

  • Stewart, Jon Mark. Mojave Desert Wildflowers, 1998, pg. 140.

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