Synonym(s): Kuhnistera pinnata, Petalostemon caroliniensis, Petalostemon pinnatus
Image ID: 21527
Image by: Griffiths, Floyd A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: DAPIP
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dalea pinnata var. pinnata
Include in WOTAS: 0
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Last Modified: 2017-07-18
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: DALEA GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Dalea GENUS AUTHORITY: L. GENUS COMMON: Prairie clover GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 165 species, herbs and shrubs, of temperate and tropical America, especially dry areas and most diverse in Mexico. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: Barneby (1977)=Z; Ward (2004c)=Y; Isely (1998)=I. Key adapted from SE.
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: FABACE FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Fabaceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: Lindley 1836 or LEGUMINOSAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789 FAMILY COMMON: Legume Family FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 730 genera and 20,000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, cosmopolitan. FAMILY REFERENCE: Isely (1990)=SE (throughout the family treatment); Isely (1998)=I; Lewis et al. (2005); Wojciechowski, Lavin, & Sanderson (2004); Wilbur (1963a); Robertson & Lee (1976).
NCBG DESCRIPTIVES
INTRO:Erectperennial of sandhills and other dryish pinelands, especially in loamy sands. STEMS: Stems 1-several from a single crown, branching above, green or red and smooth. LEAVES: Leaves alternate,petiolate, pinnately divided into 3-15 very narrow leaflets less than 8/3 in. long, thickened and with glandular dots. INFLORESCENCE: FLOWERS: Flowers in small, compact, head-like clusters at the tips of branches, 8-12 flowers each and originating from a bright red bud; white, with 5 narrow petals and white stamens. FRUITS: COMMENTS: HEIGHT: 2-3 ft. DURATION:
Perennial
HABIT:
Herb
LEAF ARRANGEMENT:
Alternate LEAF COMPLEXITY: LEAF RETENTION: FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
Mixed
BLOOM TIME: Aug-Nov
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BLOOM COLOR: white
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FRUITING PERIOD: DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Sandhills
NATIVE RANGE: HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text:
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dalea pinnata var. pinnata
COMMON NAME: Summer Farewell, Eastern Prairie-clover
SYNONYMY: [= I, K, SE, WH3, Z; < Petalostemum pinnatum (J.F. Gmelin) Blake - RAB; < Kuhnistera pinnata (J.F. Gmelin) Kuntze - S]
PHENOLOGY: Aug-Nov.
HABITAT: Sandhills and other dryish pinelands, especially in loamy sands.
COMMENTS: Sc. and se. NC south through SC and GA to c. peninsular FL and e. Panhandle FL.
RANGE MAP: Dalea pinnata var. pinnata.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Fabaceae Lindley 1836 or LEGUMINOSAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Legume Family) SUMMARY: A family of about 730 genera and 20,000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, cosmopolitan. REFERENCE: Isely (1990)=SE (throughout the family treatment); Isely (1998)=I; Lewis et al. (2005); Wojciechowski, Lavin, & Sanderson (2004); Wilbur (1963a); Robertson & Lee (1976).ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Dalea L. (Prairie clover) SUMMARY: A genus of about 165 species, herbs and shrubs, of temperate and tropical America, especially dry areas and most diverse in Mexico. REFERENCE: Barneby (1977)=Z; Ward (2004c)=Y; Isely (1998)=I. Key adapted from SE.
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Dalea pinnata var. pinnata in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available) UNC SERNEC: Find Dalea pinnata var. pinnata in
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)