Dalea albiflora
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalea |
| Species: | D. albiflora
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| Dalea albiflora | |
Dalea albiflora, the whiteflower prairie cloverperennial subshrub or herb of the subfamily Faboideae in the pea family-(Fabaceae). It is found in the southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Sonora, and Chihuahua.
Whiteflower prairie clover is a low-lying subshrub with horizontal spreading gray-green pinnate leaves. The flowers are vertical with multiple inflorescences; both flowers and leaves are extremely oily and resinous, and leave perfume-like odors on any surface: hands, boots, etc.
Western Sonoran Desert specifics
In the western
Muggins Mountains Wilderness
on south and southwest facing ridgelines and flats.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Dalea albiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
External links
- Photo-High Res--(Close-up of Flower, and pinnate leaf); Article - delange.org – "Arizona Wildflowers: cream to white"
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