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Pringle's prairie clover
Scientific Name: Dalea pringlei
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Dalea pringlei: Pringle's Prairie Clover
Dalea pringlei, commonly known as Pringle's Prairie Clover, is a flowering plant belonging to the legume family, Fabaceae. It is also sometimes referred to as Pringle's Dalea or Pringle Indigo Bush.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Dalea pringlei A. Gray
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea/Bean family)
- Synonyms: thornbera pringlei
- Common Names: Pringle's Prairie Clover, Pringle's Dalea, Pringle Indigo Bush
Distribution and Habitat
- Pringle's Prairie Clover is found in the western and southwestern USA, including Arizona (e.g., Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Coffee Pot Mountain), and Nevada.
- It typically grows on rocky slopes and mountains.
Morphological Characteristics
- Dalea pringlei is a subshrub forb/herb with a perennial duration, meaning it lives for more than two years.
- It can grow up to 2 feet (61 cm) tall.
- The plant has compound leaves with up to 47 leaflets.
- It produces pink to purple flowers.
Considerations for Pets
- As a member of the Fabaceae family, which includes beans, peas, and clover, Dalea pringlei has compound leaves with multiple leaflets.
Additional Information
- Dalea pringlei has a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) license associated with some images.
Related Species
- Other species in the Dalea genus include Dalea bartonii, Dalea pulchra, Dalea candida (White Prairie Clover), Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover), Dalea flavescens, and Dalea foliosa (Leafy Prairie Clover).
Further Resources
- Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
- ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System) - TSN 26640