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Dalea carnea var. albida
Photo is of parent taxon
Stems

erect to ascending, 4–8(–10) dm.
Spike

7–9 mm diam., axis 0.7–2 cm.
Stamens

6–9.5 mm.
Calyces

2.9–3.5 mm;

tube 2.1–3.5 mm, lobes 0.6–1.1 mm.
Principal

leaves 1.5–4 cm;

leaflets mostly 5.
Petals

white.
2n

= 14.

Dalea carnea var. albida
Phenology Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat Relatively dry areas, open oak or pine woods, roadsides.
Elevation 0–150 m. (0–500 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; FL; GA
Discussion

In Florida, var. albida is known from the northern peninsula south to Polk County and westward to the central panhandle.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Dalea > Dalea carnea
Sibling taxa
D. carnea var. carnea, D. carnea var. gracilis
Synonyms Petalostemon carneus var. albidus, D. albida, P. albidus
Name authority (Torrey & A. Gray) Barneby: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 255. (1977)
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