FNA: Dalea foliosa vs. Dalea feayi

	Dalea foliosa	Dalea feayi
	leafy prairie-clover	Feay's prairie clover
Stems	3–8 dm, eglandular.	3–7 dm, with scattered, small glands.
Inflorescences	spikes, densely flowered, not involucrate, 8–10 mm diam.; axis not visible, 1.5–4.5 cm; bracts persistent through anthesis, 4.8–5.4 mm.	spikes, densely flowered, not involucrate, 7–9 mm diam.; axis not visible, 0.6–1.1 cm; bracts deciduous with fruit or proximal ones persistent, 0.8–2 mm.
Peduncles	0–2 cm.	0–8 cm.
Stamens	5, 5.4–7.2 mm, filaments distinct to 2.7–3.7 mm, anthers 0.6–0.9 mm.	5, 6.5–9.2 mm, filaments distinct to 3.5–5 mm, anthers 0.8 mm.
Corollas	lavender-purple; not conventionally papilionaceous; banner 5.2–6 mm, blade ovate to suborbiculate, 2.1–2.5 × 2.6–3.2 mm; epistemonous petals attached at separation of filaments, blades 2.7–3 × 0.8–1 mm.	usually pink to lavender, rarely white; not conventionally papilionaceous; banner 4.4–5.2 mm, blade broadly ovate, 2.1–2.6 × 1.8–2.5 mm; epistemonous petals attached at separation of filaments, blades 2.6–3.5 × 0.9–1.2 mm.
Calyces	subsymmetric, 3.8–4.4 mm, glabrous or lobes sometimes pilosulous; tube 2.4–2.7 mm, with 0 glands between ribs, lobes triangular-lanceolate or adaxial pair ovate-triangular.	asymmetric, deeply recessed opposite banner, opening oblique, 3.2–4.4 mm, glabrous; tube 2.5–3.4 mm, with 1–3 blister glands between ribs, lobes subulate or adaxial pair ovate-subulate.
Legumes	2.5–3 mm, glabrous, dotted with small glands distally.	3–3.3 mm, glabrous, ± glandular.
Seeds	1.8–2 mm.	(1.5–)2–2.2 mm.
Perennial	herbs, erect, glabrous proximal to inflorescences.	herbs, erect, becoming somewhat shrubby, glabrous proximal to inflorescences.
Principal	leaves 3–5.5 cm; leaflets 19–29(or 31), blades oblong-oblanceolate to -elliptic, 5–10 mm.	leaves 1.5–3.5 cm; leaflets 7 or 9, blades involute, linear, (6–)7–12(–14) mm.
2n	= 14.	= 14.

	Dalea foliosa	Dalea feayi
Phenology	Flowering late summer–fall.	Flowering summer–fall (year-round).
Habitat	Limestone glades, prairie remnants.	Sandy pine woods, on white sand.
Elevation	100–300 m. (300–1000 ft.)	0–30 m. (0–100 ft.)
Distribution	AL; IL; TN [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	FL; GA [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	Dalea foliosa is rare and in 1991 was designated federally as endangered. At that time, there were 14 known populations, only four of which had state or Nature Conservancy protection. The species is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)	Dalea feayi occurs in xeric soils and generally does not grow in the same habitats as D. carnea. In Florida, the species is frequent in the peninsula and central panhandle regions. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source	FNA vol. 11.	FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa	Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Dalea	Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Dalea
Sibling taxa	D. albiflora, D. aurea, D. bartonii, D. bicolor, D. brachystachys, D. cahaba, D. candida, D. carnea, D. carthagenensis, D. compacta, D. cylindriceps, D. emarginata, D. enneandra, D. exigua, D. exserta, D. feayi, D. filiformis, D. flavescens, D. formosa, D. frutescens, D. gattingeri, D. grayi, D. greggii, D. hallii, D. jamesii, D. lachnostachys, D. lanata, D. laniceps, D. lasiathera, D. leporina, D. lumholtzii, D. mollis, D. mollissima, D. multiflora, D. nana, D. neomexicana, D. obovata, D. ornata, D. phleoides, D. pinnata, D. pogonathera, D. polygonoides, D. pringlei, D. pulchra, D. purpurea, D. reverchonii, D. sabinalis, D. scandens, D. scariosa, D. searlsiae, D. tentaculoides, D. tenuifolia, D. tenuis, D. urceolata, D. versicolor, D. villosa, D. wrightii	D. albiflora, D. aurea, D. bartonii, D. bicolor, D. brachystachys, D. cahaba, D. candida, D. carnea, D. carthagenensis, D. compacta, D. cylindriceps, D. emarginata, D. enneandra, D. exigua, D. exserta, D. filiformis, D. flavescens, D. foliosa, D. formosa, D. frutescens, D. gattingeri, D. grayi, D. greggii, D. hallii, D. jamesii, D. lachnostachys, D. lanata, D. laniceps, D. lasiathera, D. leporina, D. lumholtzii, D. mollis, D. mollissima, D. multiflora, D. nana, D. neomexicana, D. obovata, D. ornata, D. phleoides, D. pinnata, D. pogonathera, D. polygonoides, D. pringlei, D. pulchra, D. purpurea, D. reverchonii, D. sabinalis, D. scandens, D. scariosa, D. searlsiae, D. tentaculoides, D. tenuifolia, D. tenuis, D. urceolata, D. versicolor, D. villosa, D. wrightii
Synonyms	Petalostemon foliosus	Petalostemon feayi
Name authority	(A. Gray) Barneby: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 245. (1977)	(Chapman) Barneby: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 257. (1977)
Web links	Local Web sites: IL Wildflowers WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Dalea feayi

leafy prairie-clover

Feay's prairie clover

Stems

3–8 dm, eglandular.

3–7 dm, with scattered, small glands.

Inflorescences

spikes, densely flowered, not involucrate, 8–10 mm diam.;

axis not visible, 1.5–4.5 cm;

bracts persistent through anthesis, 4.8–5.4 mm.

spikes, densely flowered, not involucrate, 7–9 mm diam.;

axis not visible, 0.6–1.1 cm;

bracts deciduous with fruit or proximal ones persistent, 0.8–2 mm.

Peduncles

0–2 cm.

0–8 cm.

Stamens

5, 5.4–7.2 mm, filaments distinct to 2.7–3.7 mm, anthers 0.6–0.9 mm.

5, 6.5–9.2 mm, filaments distinct to 3.5–5 mm, anthers 0.8 mm.

Corollas

lavender-purple;

not conventionally papilionaceous;

banner 5.2–6 mm, blade ovate to suborbiculate, 2.1–2.5 × 2.6–3.2 mm; epistemonous petals attached at separation of filaments, blades 2.7–3 × 0.8–1 mm.

usually pink to lavender, rarely white;

not conventionally papilionaceous;

banner 4.4–5.2 mm, blade broadly ovate, 2.1–2.6 × 1.8–2.5 mm; epistemonous petals attached at separation of filaments, blades 2.6–3.5 × 0.9–1.2 mm.

Calyces

subsymmetric, 3.8–4.4 mm, glabrous or lobes sometimes pilosulous;

tube 2.4–2.7 mm, with 0 glands between ribs, lobes triangular-lanceolate or adaxial pair ovate-triangular.

asymmetric, deeply recessed opposite banner, opening oblique, 3.2–4.4 mm, glabrous;

tube 2.5–3.4 mm, with 1–3 blister glands between ribs, lobes subulate or adaxial pair ovate-subulate.

Legumes

2.5–3 mm, glabrous, dotted with small glands distally.

3–3.3 mm, glabrous, ± glandular.

Seeds

1.8–2 mm.

(1.5–)2–2.2 mm.

Perennial

herbs, erect, glabrous proximal to inflorescences.

herbs, erect, becoming somewhat shrubby, glabrous proximal to inflorescences.

Principal

leaves 3–5.5 cm;

leaflets 19–29(or 31), blades oblong-oblanceolate to -elliptic, 5–10 mm.

leaves 1.5–3.5 cm;

leaflets 7 or 9, blades involute, linear, (6–)7–12(–14) mm.

= 14.

Dalea feayi

Phenology

Flowering late summer–fall.

Flowering summer–fall (year-round).

Habitat

Limestone glades, prairie remnants.

Sandy pine woods, on white sand.

Elevation

100–300 m. (300–1000 ft.)

0–30 m. (0–100 ft.)

Distribution

AL; IL; TN

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

FL; GA

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

Dalea foliosa is rare and in 1991 was designated federally as endangered. At that time, there were 14 known populations, only four of which had state or Nature Conservancy protection. The species is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Dalea feayi occurs in xeric soils and generally does not grow in the same habitats as D. carnea. In Florida, the species is frequent in the peninsula and central panhandle regions.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source

FNA vol. 11.

Parent taxa

Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Dalea

Sibling taxa

D. albiflora, D. aurea, D. bartonii, D. bicolor, D. brachystachys, D. cahaba, D. candida, D. carnea, D. carthagenensis, D. compacta, D. cylindriceps, D. emarginata, D. enneandra, D. exigua, D. exserta, D. feayi, D. filiformis, D. flavescens, D. formosa, D. frutescens, D. gattingeri, D. grayi, D. greggii, D. hallii, D. jamesii, D. lachnostachys, D. lanata, D. laniceps, D. lasiathera, D. leporina, D. lumholtzii, D. mollis, D. mollissima, D. multiflora, D. nana, D. neomexicana, D. obovata, D. ornata, D. phleoides, D. pinnata, D. pogonathera, D. polygonoides, D. pringlei, D. pulchra, D. purpurea, D. reverchonii, D. sabinalis, D. scandens, D. scariosa, D. searlsiae, D. tentaculoides, D. tenuifolia, D. tenuis, D. urceolata, D. versicolor, D. villosa, D. wrightii

D. albiflora, D. aurea, D. bartonii, D. bicolor, D. brachystachys, D. cahaba, D. candida, D. carnea, D. carthagenensis, D. compacta, D. cylindriceps, D. emarginata, D. enneandra, D. exigua, D. exserta, D. filiformis, D. flavescens, D. foliosa, D. formosa, D. frutescens, D. gattingeri, D. grayi, D. greggii, D. hallii, D. jamesii, D. lachnostachys, D. lanata, D. laniceps, D. lasiathera, D. leporina, D. lumholtzii, D. mollis, D. mollissima, D. multiflora, D. nana, D. neomexicana, D. obovata, D. ornata, D. phleoides, D. pinnata, D. pogonathera, D. polygonoides, D. pringlei, D. pulchra, D. purpurea, D. reverchonii, D. sabinalis, D. scandens, D. scariosa, D. searlsiae, D. tentaculoides, D. tenuifolia, D. tenuis, D. urceolata, D. versicolor, D. villosa, D. wrightii

Synonyms

Petalostemon foliosus

Petalostemon feayi

Name authority

(A. Gray) Barneby: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 245. (1977)

(Chapman) Barneby: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 257. (1977)

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