Dalea aurea, commonly called golden prairie clover,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the Great Plains and southwestern United States, and in the state of Coahuila, Mexico.[4][5] Its natural habitat is in silty or gravelly prairies, often over limestone.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalea |
| Species: | D. aurea
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It is an herbaceous perennial, with pinnate-compound leaves. It produces yellow flowers in spring and early summer.[7]
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Dalea aurea". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Dalea aurea Nutt. ex Pursh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Dalea aurea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Dalea aurea". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Kearney, Thomas; Peebles, Robert (1942). Flowering plants and ferns of Arizona. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. p. 460.
- ^ Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 648.
- ^ Dalea aurea Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Society
