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Dalea nana var. carnescens
Photo is of parent taxon

dwarf prairie clover
Habit Herbs diffuse to erect.
Spikes

densely flowered, 10–13(–15) mm diam.;

axis not visible, 0.5–5 cm;

bracts narrowly ovate- to lanceolate-acuminate, 3.5–5.5 × 1.2–2 mm.
2n

= 14.

Dalea nana var. carnescens
Phenology Flowering spring, late summer–fall.
Habitat Rocky soils, open grasslands, open oak or juniper woodlands, mostly on limestone.
Elevation 300–1200 m. (1000–3900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Sonora, Tamaulipas)
Discussion

Variety carnescens most often grows in alkaline soils and is found in southeastern and central Arizona, southern New Mexico, and Texas, especially in the trans-Pecos, Edwards Plateau, and Rio Grande valley regions.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Dalea > Dalea nana
Sibling taxa
D. nana var. nana
Synonyms Parosela carnescens
Name authority (Rydberg) Kearney & Peebles: J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 29: 483. (1939)
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