Flora of North America species comparison

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Dalea villosa var. grisea
Photo is of parent taxon

silky prairie clover
Stems

erect, 5–8(–9) dm, sparsely pubescent.
Leaflet

blades 10–15 mm, surfaces sparsely pubescent.
2n

= 14.

Dalea villosa var. grisea
Phenology Flowering spring–early sum­mer.
Habitat Sandy, open woods.
Elevation 50–150 m. (200–500 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AR; LA; TX
Discussion

While both varieties occur in Texas, the ranges do not overlap. Over 100 km separate the westernmost occurrence of var. grisea in Falls and Milam counties from the easternmost occurrence of var. villosa in Eastland County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Dalea > Dalea villosa
Sibling taxa
D. villosa var. villosa
Synonyms Petalostemon griseus
Name authority (Torrey & A. Gray) Barneby: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 262. (1977)
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