Dalea scariosa |
Dalea multiflora |
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Albuquerque prairie clover |
roundhead prairie clover |
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Stems | 2–7 dm, glandular-tuberculate. |
3–8 dm, glandular-punctate. |
Inflorescences | spikes, relatively loosely flowered, not involucrate, 9–11 mm diam.; axis often partially visible at anthesis, 1.5–9(–13) cm; bracts early deciduous, 2.5–5 mm. |
spikes, densely flowered, nearly globose, inconspicuously involucrate (lowest bracts not subtending flowers), 7–9 mm diam.; axis not visible, 0.4–1(–1.2) cm; bracts early deciduous or proximals persistent, interfloral ones held in place by crowded flowers, 2–2.4 mm. |
Peduncles | 0.5–5 cm. |
(0–)0.5–3(–7) cm. |
Stamens | 5, 8.5–9.8 mm, filaments distinct to 5–5.4 mm, anthers 0.7–1.1 mm. |
5, (5–)5.2–7.6 mm, filaments distinct to 2.5–4.5 mm, anthers 0.7–1.2 mm. |
Corollas | pale pink to rose-purple; not conventionally papilionaceous; banner 7.2–8 mm, blade suborbiculate-cordate, 4–4.5 × 1–4.5 mm; epistemonous petals attached at separation of filaments, blades 3.7–4 × 1.8–2.2 mm, laterals often wider than abaxials. |
white; not conventionally papilionaceous; banner (4–)4.2–5.7 mm, blade deltate-obovate, 2.3–3.4 × 2.4–3.7(–4.2) mm; epistemonous petals attached at separation of filaments, blades 2.3–3.5 × 1.5–2.1 mm. |
Calyces | asymmetric, recessed opposite banner, 4–5.8 mm, glabrous; tube 3–3.8 mm, green intervals each with a single row (or adaxial pair with 2 or 3 rows) of 3–5 blister glands, lobes subulate or adaxial pair triangular to triangular-apiculate. |
subsymmetric, (2.9–)3–4.2(–4.4) mm, glabrous, lobes ciliolate; tube 1.6–2.6 mm, not deeply recessed opposite banner, with 1(–3) small blister glands between ribs, lobes lanceolate to triangular, ± unequal, abaxial pair longest. |
Legumes | 3.2–4 mm, glabrate, slightly ciliate distally and at proximal end of style, gland-dotted. |
2.5–3 mm, glabrate, with ± prominent elongated glands on sides. |
Seeds | 2.3–3 mm. |
1.6–2 mm. |
Perennial | herbs, erect, glabrous proximal to inflorescences. |
herbs, erect to spreading, glabrous. |
Principal | leaves 1–2.5 cm; leaflets (5 or) 7 or 9, blades obovate-cuneate, 3–8 mm. |
leaves 2–3 cm; leaflets (7 or)9 or 11(or 13), blades oblong to elliptic-oblanceolate, or linear-oblong, 7–13 mm. |
2n | = 14. |
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Dalea scariosa |
Dalea multiflora |
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Phenology | Flowering summer(–early fall). | Flowering late spring–early fall. |
Habitat | Sandy or limey soils, grasslands, sometimes with mesquite or juniper. | Prairies, rocky hills. |
Elevation | 1400–1600 m. (4600–5200 ft.) | 0–700 m. (0–2300 ft.) |
Distribution |
NM
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CO; KS; MO; NE; OK; TX
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Discussion | Dalea scariosa is a geographically restricted and beautiful plant that is known only from locations near Alburquerque and Belen. It appears to be related to two other rare taxa, D. bartonii and D. sabinalis. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Dalea multiflora shows considerable geographic variation in stature. Its floral structure is similar to that of D. candida var. candida, and individuals intermediate between the two species occur (R. C. Barneby 1977c). In Texas, D. multiflora is known from the eastern two-thirds of the state. (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 | ||
Synonyms | Petalostemon multiflorus, Kuhnistera multiflora | |
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 369. (1882) | (Nuttall) Shinners: Field & Lab. 17: 82. (1949) |
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