Dalea aurea Nutt. ex Pursh

Golden prairie clover (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Dalea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.4-0.675m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.68
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Prairies and dry hillsides, on a variety of soils but perhaps most vigorous on sedimentary bedrock, especially limestone; at elevations from 10-1,800 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidiarrheal (leaf), Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Dalea aurea unspecified picture

Distribution

Dalea aurea world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76022-2
WFO ID wfo-0000169036
COL ID 6CBBG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dalea aurea Cylipogon capitatus Parosela aurea Petalostemon capitatum Psoralea aurea