Flora of North America species comparison

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Dalea nana var. nana
Photo is of parent taxon

dwarf prairie clover
Habit Herbs diffusely spreading to prostrate.
Spikes

loosely flowered, 7–13 mm diam.;

axis partially visible, 0.5–4(–5) cm;

bracts broadly ovate- to obovate-acuminate, 2.5–5.5 × 2–4 mm.
2n

= 14.

Dalea nana var. nana
Phenology Flowering spring–early fall.
Habitat Grasslands, open pine or juni­per woodlands, sandy and gravelly soils, seldom on lime­stone soils.
Elevation 10–1500 m. (0–4900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; KS; NM; OK; TX; Mexico (Chihuahua, Nuevo León, ­Tamaulipas)
Discussion

Variety nana occurs as far north as southeastern Colorado and southwestern Kansas and is generally found on neutral or acidic substrates.

(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. carnescens
Name authority unknown
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