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Dalea phleoides var. microphylla

(Slim-spike Prairie Clover)

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Dalea phleoides var. microphylla, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3746

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Dalea phleoides var. microphylla, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3763

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Dalea phleoides var. microphylla, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3740

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Dalea phleoides var. microphylla, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3741

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Dalea phleoides var. microphylla, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3751

Scientific Name Dalea phleoides var. microphylla USDA PLANTS Symbol DAPHM
Common Name Slim-spike Prairie-clover ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 192907
Family Fabaceae (Pea) SEINet
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Description Habitat: Sandy soils in open woods and open meadows.
Plant: Bushy, spreading perennial 8 to 24 inches tall, many tangled stems.
Leaves: Pinnately-compound leaves usually with 25 to 41, silky-hairy or smooth leaflets, each about 1/4-inch long.
Inflorescence: Long cone-shaped flower heads about 1-1/2 to 2 inches long, with countless white-petal flowers with yellow stamens; flower stems (peduncles) covered with small glands.
Bloom Period: June to early July; September.
References: Shinners & Mahler’s Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas and observation at Bastrop State Park.
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Texas Status:
Native

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