familyFabaceae
subfamilyFabaceae subfam. Faboideae
genusDalea
speciesDalea purpurea
varietyDalea purpurea var. purpurea
Dalea purpurea var. purpurea
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Revision as of 18:57, 12 March 2025 by imported>Volume Importer
Herbs usually puberulent, pilose, or tomentulose, some-times glabrous proximal to inflorescences. Stems 2–9 dm. Peduncles 0–10 cm, often absent or very short on side shoots. Spikes (8–)9.5–12 mm diam. 2n = 14.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Prairies, open woods.
Elevation: 10–2300 m.
Distribution
Alta., Man., Ont., Sask., Ala., Ariz., Ark., Colo., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.Mex., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Wis., Wyo.
Discussion
In Texas, var. purpurea is known from scattered localities across the northern part of the state with a range that does not overlap with var. arenicola. Variety purpurea is introduced in Arizona and probably elsewhere.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.