PLANTS Profile for Dalea nana (dwarf prairie clover)

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PLANTS Profile

Dalea nana Torr. ex A. Gray
dwarf prairie clover

Symbol:

DANA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Dalea nana Torr. ex A. Gray

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Distribution:
Dalea nana Torr. ex A. Gray


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USA (AZ, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Dalea nana Torr. ex A. Gray

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 64 species in Dalea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Dalea nana Torr. ex A. Gray var. carnescens Kearney & Peebles. .

Dalea nana var. carnescens
dwarf prairie clover

Distribution of Dalea nana Torr. ex A. Gray var. nana. . Image Available.

Dalea nana var. nana
dwarf prairie clover

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Dalea nana Torr. ex A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Dalea L. – prairie clover
Species	Dalea nana Torr. ex A. Gray – dwarf prairie clover

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Dalea nana Torr. ex A. Gray

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

More Accounts and Images:
Dalea nana Torr. ex A. Gray

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26632.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 06:15 AM CDT