Common Names
Common Names in English:
Clover
Description
Subfamily Faboideae
Mostly herbs, shrubs , or trees . Leaves pinnate or palmate to trifoliolate or apparently simple . Corolla usually, showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal outermost in bud. Stamens 10 or 9 + 1 (diadelphous ), not showy. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) lacking. [Carr]
Physical Description
Habit: Herb, Shrub • Climbing: Not Climbing
Flowers: Bloom Period: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. • Flower Color: medium blue
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 12-18" tall.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Growth
Culture: Space 3-6" apart.
Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8a. (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
()
- Cronquist, Takhtajan & W. Zimmermann, 1966
- Flowering Plants
- Subphylum:
Spermatophytina
()
- (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
()
- Auct.
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
(
- Subphylum:
Spermatophytina
(
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Dalea astragalina Kunth
- Dalea caerulea L. F.
- Dalea mutisii Kunth
- Galega coerulea L. F.
- Parosela astragalina (Kunth)j. F. Macbr.
- Parosela coerulea (L. F.)j. F. Macbr.
- Tephrosia coerulea Pers.
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –
Similar Species
Members of the genus Dalea
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 483 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
D. abietifolia · D. acracarpica · D. acutifolia · D. adenopoda (Tampa Prairie Clover) · D. aenigma · D. agastachya · D. agavacensis · D. alba · D. albida · D. albiflora (White-Flower Prairie Clover) · D. alopecuroides · D. alopecurus · D. amoena · D. ananassa · D. angustifolia · D. annua · D. annua ebracteata · D. antana · D. anthonyi · D. arborescens · D. arenaria · D. argentea · D. argyraea · D. argyrea · D. argyrostachya · D. argyrostachys · D. aristata · D. arizonica · D. astragalina · D. aurea (Golden Prairie Clover) · D. ayavacensis · D. ayavacensis var. ayavacensis · D. ayavacensis var. killipii · D. ayavacensis var. viridescens · D. azurea · D. bacchantum · D. barrancae · D. bartonii (Warnock's Prairie Clover) · D. benthami · D. berlandieri · D. bicolor (Silvery Prairie-Clover) · D. bicolor 'Monterrey Blue' · D. bicolor var. argyrea (Silver Prairie Clover) · D. bicolor var. bicolor · D. bicolor var. canescens (Silver Prairie-Clover) · D. bicolor var. naviculifolia (Silver Prairie-Clover) · D. bicolor var. orcuttiana · D. blasiana · D. boliviana · D. boraginea · D. botteri · D. botterii · D. botterii var. atrocyanea · D. botterii var. botterii · D. brachystachya (Fort Bowie Prairie Clover) · D. brachystachys · D. brandegei · D. caeciliae · D. caerulea · D. cahaba · D. californica · D. calliantha · D. calocalyx · D. calycosa · D. candida (Slender White Prairieclover) · D. candida var. candida · D. candida var. oligophylla (White Prairie Clover) · D. candidum · D. canescens · D. capitata · D. capitata var. capitata · D. capitata var. lupinocalyx · D. capitata var. pseudo-hospes · D. capitata var. quinqueflora · D. carnea (Hammock Prairie-Clover) · D. carnea var. albida (White-Tassels) · D. carnea var. carnea (Whitetassels) · D. carnea var. gracilis (White-Tassels) · D. carthagenensis (Cartagena Prairie Clover) · D. carthagenensis var. barbata · D. carthagenensis var. brevis · D. carthagenensis var. capitulata · D. carthagenensis var. carthagenensis (Cartagena Prairie Clover) · D. carthagenensis var. floridana (Florida Prairie Clover) · D. carthagenensis var. isthmicola · D. carthagenensis var. pilocarpa · D. carthagenensis var. portoricana (Puerto Rico Prairie Clover) · D. carthagenensis var. trichocalyx · D. carthaginensis · D. carthaginensis var. carthagenensis · D. catatona · D. caudata · D. choanosema · D. chrysophylla · D. chrysorhiza · D. chrysorrhiza · D. cinerea · D. cinnamomea · D. citriodora · D. cliffortiana
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Further Reading
- Botanisches Zentralblatt; referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik. Jena [etc.]G. Fischer [etc.] GER url p. 273.
- Just's botanischer jahresbericht. Systematisch geordnetes repertorium der botanischen literatur aller länder. Berlin, Gebr. Borntraeger, 1874-98; GER url p. 236.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- ILDIS
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 29, 2008:
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2840149
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-15755
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76086-2
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 403857
