Dalea carnea
Dalea cylindriceps
pink tassels, whitetassels
Andean prairie clover
3–8(–10) dm, gland-dotted distally.
(1–)3–6(–8) dm, dotted with small raised glands distally.
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 flowered, not obviously involucrate, 9–12 mm diam.;
axis not visible, (1.5–)2.5–18 cm;
bracts early deciduous, interfloral ones often held in place by crowded flowers, 4–6.5 mm.
0–8 cm.
(3–)6–20 cm.
5, 5–9.5 mm, filaments distinct to 2.7–6 mm, anthers 0.6–0.9 mm.
5, 5.3–7.7 mm, filaments distinct to 2.2–4.3 mm, anthers 0.7–0.9 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.
whitish, ochroleucous, faintly greenish, or pink;
not conventionally papilionaceous;
banner 4.7–6.2 mm, blade broadly triangular to ovate-cordate, 1.4–2.7 × 1.6–2.1 mm; epistemonous petals attached at separation of filaments, blades 1.5–4 × 0.3–0.8 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.
± asymmetric, slightly recessed opposite banner, 3.4–4.3 mm, pilose;
tube 1.9–2.3 mm, with 2–5 small, pale blister glands between ribs, lobes lanceolate to ovate.
2.5–3 mm, glabrous or distally pilosulous, ± glandular.
2.5–3 mm, pilosulous distally and gland-dotted.
1.4–1.8 mm.
1.7–2.1 mm.
herbs, erect to ascending or diffusely spreading to procumbent, glabrous proximal to inflorescences.
herbs, short-lived, erect, glabrous proximal to inflorescences.
leaves 1.5–4 cm;
leaflets 5–9, blades flat or folded, elliptic to oblanceolate, (5–)6–17 mm.
leaves 3–7 cm;
leaflets 7 or 9, blades oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic, (12–)15–25 mm.
= 14.
Dalea carnea
Dalea cylindriceps
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.)
Dalea cylindriceps is wide-ranging; its distribution is discontinuous and it is seldom common. Although many of the specimens show a strong perennial root, others look more like sturdy annuals, having perhaps flowered during the first year of growth. In Texas, the species is known from the trans-Pecos and west-central part of the state.
The name Dalea compacta has been misapplied to the species now known as D. cylindriceps (R. C. Barneby 1977c).
(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 |
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