Dalea carnea, commonly known as pink tassels, is a flowering plant species named for its small, pink-to-white flowers.[1] It is also known as whitetassels or pink prairie clover. The plant is a perennial herb in the family Fabaceae.[2] Its habitats include mesic flatwoods, open meadows, and pine rocklands.[3]

Dalea carnea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dalea
Species:
D. carnea
Binomial name
Dalea carnea
(Michx.) Poir.

References edit

  1. ^ Gil Nelson (2006). Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers: A Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Southeastern Virginia, Eastern North Carolina, Eastern South Carolina, Southern and Eastern Georgia, and Northern Florida. Globe Pequot Press. p. 83. ISBN 0762734337.
  2. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  3. ^ "Whitetassels". Florida Wildflower Foundation. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2022-05-24.