Species Detail Forb

Flowers Willow Lake Tr - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Dalea candida - white prairie clover Synonyms: Petalostemon candidum Other Common Names: slender white prairie clover, prairie clover Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Fabaceae
Flowers Willow Lake Tr - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial Similar Species: Dalea albiflora
General Desc: Delicately scented, white-flowered perennial, mostly hairless compound leaves, stems, and flowers, and dense cylindric spikes of small white flowers. Stems arise from a taproot that can extend 5 feet into the ground.
Identification notes: Stems slender, 8 to 10; smooth bright green leaves are compound with narrow leaflets; bilaterally symmetrical white flowers are in cylinder-like spikes and have 5 stamens. D. albiflora has 10 stamens.
Height: To 3 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Grasslands, woodlands, openings in pine forest, and roadsides.
Plant Communities: Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3000 - 8000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White Shape: Irregular in elongated clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: May - Sep
Description: Densely packed 1/4 inch white flowers form a 2-1/2 inches long spike. Each flower has 5 petals and 5 stamens. Flowers first open at the bottom of the spike and progress upward toward the tip.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Compound Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: The leaves are 3/4 inch to 2-1/2 inches long and divided into 5, 7 or 9 leaflets. The narrow leaflets are 3/8 inch to 1-1/8 inches long. There are minute glandular dots on the lower surface of the leaflets.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Green
Fruit Type: Pod
Fruit Notes: Pod approximately 1/8 inch long containing 1 seed.
Seed Notes: The seed is greenish-brown, kidney shaped and about 1/16 inch long.


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