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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Dalea |
Species: | D. carnea
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Binomial name | |
Dalea carnea (Michx.) Poir.
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ "Whitetassels". Florida Wildflower Foundation. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2022-05-24.