Dalea formosa Torr.

Featherplume (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Dalea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry rocky hillsides, gullied bluffs, and knolls on the prairie, in barren places where competition from tall shrubs is low or absent; at elevations from 570-2,040 metres.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fuel medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cathartic (leaf), Emetic (leaf), Strengthener (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

Leaf

Dalea formosa leaf picture by Eylisia (cc-by-sa)
Dalea formosa leaf picture by romack terrell (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Dalea formosa flower picture by Eylisia (cc-by-sa)
Dalea formosa flower picture by Jim Conroy (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Dalea formosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76149-2
WFO ID wfo-0000169065
COL ID 33ZKG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Parosela formosa Dalea formosa