Dalea carnea
Dalea candida
pink tassels, whitetassels
white prairie-clover
3–8(–10) dm, gland-dotted distally.
2.5–10 dm, minutely gland-dotted or eglandular.
spikes, densely flowered, not involucrate, 7–10 mm diam.;
axis not visible, 0.5–3(–3.5) cm;
bracts deciduous with fruit, 2–5.5 mm.
spikes, densely to somewhat loosely flowered, cylindric, not involucrate, 6–9.5(–10) mm diam.;
axis visible or not, especially in fruit, (1–)1.5–5.5(–7.5) cm;
bracts early deciduous or proximals persistent, interfloral ones held in place by crowded flowers, 2.5–5.5 mm.
0–8 cm.
0–5.5(–7.5) cm.
5, 5–9.5 mm, filaments distinct to 2.7–6 mm, anthers 0.6–0.9 mm.
5, (5–)5.2–7.6 mm, filaments distinct to 2.5–4.5 mm, anthers 0.7–1.2 mm.
usually white, sometimes pink to pinkish tan;
not conventionally papilionaceous;
banner 3.8–5.7 mm, blade ovate, 1.8–3 × 1.4–2.4 mm; epistemonous petals attached at separation of filaments, blades 1.7–3.3 × 0.7–1.11 mm.
white;
not conventionally papilionaceous;
banner (4–)4.2–5.7 mm, blade deltate-obovate, 2.3–3.4 × 2.4–3.7(–4.2) mm; epistemonous petals attached at separation of filaments, blades 2–3.1 × 1.1–2.6 mm.
asymmetric, deeply recessed opposite banner, opening oblique, 2.7–4.3 mm, glabrous except lobes ciliolate;
tube 2–3.5 mm, with (0 or)1–3 small blister glands between ribs, lobes subulate or adaxial pair ovate.
subsymmetric, (2.9–)3–4.2(–4.4) mm, pilosulous or tube glabrous;
tube 1.9–2.7 mm, not deeply recessed opposite banner, with 1 (or 2) glands between ribs, lobes lanceolate to triangular, ± unequal, abaxial pair longest.
2.5–3 mm, glabrous or distally pilosulous, ± glandular.
(2.6–)2.8–4(–4.5) mm, glabrate or distally pilose, with ± prominent, elongated to circular glands on sides.
1.4–1.8 mm.
1.7–2.3 mm.
herbs, erect to ascending or diffusely spreading to procumbent, glabrous proximal to inflorescences.
herbs, erect to diffusely spreading, glabrous throughout or proximal to inflorescence.
leaves 1.5–4 cm;
leaflets 5–9, blades flat or folded, elliptic to oblanceolate, (5–)6–17 mm.
leaves (1.5–)2–6 cm;
leaflets 5–9, blades oblong to obovate or narrowly elliptic-oblanceolate, (6–)9–35 mm.
Dalea carnea
Dalea candida
Varieties 3 (3 in the flora).
The varieties of Dalea carnea are fairly distinctive, and two are largely allopatric. Variety gracilis occurs in the Florida panhandle and west while var. carnea is found farther east and throughout peninsular Florida. Variety albida overlaps the ranges of the other varieties and extends north into Georgia.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
Varieties candida and oligophylla were treated as separate species by D. K. Wemple (1970) and are fairly well defined. In regions of overlap, var. oligophylla normally occupies higher, drier sites than var. candida.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
1. Calyces 3.2–4.3 mm, lobes 0.9–1.5 mm; petals usually pink to pinkish tan, rarely white. | var. carnea |
1. Calyces 2.7–3.5 mm, lobes 0.6–1.1 mm; petals white. | → 2 |
2. Leaflets mostly 5; stamens 6–9.5 mm; stems erect to ascending. | var. albida |
2. Leaflets mostly 7; stamens 5–6 mm; stems diffusely spreading to procumbent. | var. gracilis |
1. Spike axis not visible; calyx tube glabrous. | var. candida |
1. Spike axis partially visible, especially in fruit; calyx tube usually pubescent, sometimes glabrous. | var. oligophylla |
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