Dalea bicolor

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,809 meters (0 to 9,216 feet).[1]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a. (map)

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Dalea comosa Schltdl. • Dalea ehrenbergii Schltdl. • Dalea laevigata G. Don • Dalea seemanni S. Watson • Dalea thymoides Schltdl. & Cham. • Dalea tuberculata Lag. • Dalea tuberculina (Rydb.)f. J. Herm. • Dalea verrucosa G. Don • Parosela bicolor (Willd.)rydb. • Parosela longeracemosa Brandegee • Parosela seemanni (S. Watson)rose • Parosela tuberculata (Lag.)rose • Parosela tuberculina Rydb.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Shrub , Lifespan: Perennial

Similar Species

Members of the genus Dalea

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 85 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

D. adenopoda (Tampa Prairie Clover) · D. albiflora (Scurfy Prairie Clover) · D. aurea (Golden Dalea) · D. bartonii (Cox's Dalea) · D. bicolor (Baja Dalea) · D. bicolor var. argyrea (Silver Dalea) · D. bicolor var. canescens (Silver Prairie-Clover) · D. bicolor var. naviculifolia (Silver Prairie-Clover) · D. brachystachya (Fort Bowie Prairie Clover) · D. candida (White Prairie Clover) · D. candida var. oligophylla (White Prairie Clover) · D. carnea (Hammock Prairie-Clover) · D. carnea var. albida (White-Tassels) · D. carnea var. carnea (Whitetassels) · D. carnea var. gracilis (White-Tassels) · D. carthagenensis (Cartagena Prairie Clover) · D. carthagenensis var. carthagenensis (Cartagena Prairie Clover) · D. carthagenensis var. floridana (Florida Prairie Clover) · D. carthagenensis var. portoricana (Puerto Rico Prairie Clover) · D. coerulea (Clover) · D. compacta (Compact Prairie Clover) · D. compacta var. pubescens (Compact Prairie Clover) · D. cylindriceps (Andean Prairie Clover) · D. emarginata (Wedge-Leaf Prairie Clover) · D. enneandra (Bigtop Dalea) · D. exigua (Chihuahua Prairie-Clover) · D. exserta (Mexican Prairie Clover) · D. feayi (Feay's Prairie Clover) · D. filiformis (Sonoran Prairie Clover) · D. flavescens (Canyonlands Prairie Clover) · D. foliosa (Leafy Prairie Clover) · D. formosa (Feather Dalea) · D. frutescens (Black Dalea) · D. gattingeri (Gattinger Prairie-Clover) · D. grayi (Gray's Prairie-Clover) · D. greggii (Gregg Dalea) · D. hallii (Hall's Prairie Clover) · D. jamesii (James Dalea) · D. lachnostachys (Gland-Leaf Prairie-Clover) · D. lanata (Woolly Prairie Clover) · D. lanata var. terminalis (Woolly Prairie Clover) · D. laniceps (Woolly-Head Prairie-Clover) · D. lasiathera (Purple Dalea) · D. leporina (Fox-Tail Prairie-Clover) · D. lumholtzii (Lumholtz Dalea) · D. mollis (Hairy Prairie Clover) · D. mollissima (Downy Dalea) · D. multiflora (Round-Head Prairie-Clover) · D. nana (Dwarf Dalea) · D. nana var. carnescens (Dwarf Prairie Clover) · D. neomexicana (Downy Prairie Clover) · D. neomexicana var. longipila (Downy Prairie Clover) · D. neomexicana var. neomexicana (Downy Prairie Clover) · D. obovata (Pussyfoot) · D. ornata (Blue Mountain Prairie Clover) · D. phleoides (Slim-Spike Prairie-Clover) · D. phleoides var. microphylla (Slimspike Prairie Clover) · D. pinnata (Summer Farewell) · D. pinnata var. pinnata (Summer Farewell) · D. pinnata var. trifoliata (Summer Farewell) · D. pogonathera (Bearded Dalea) · D. pogonathera var. pogonathera (Bearded Dalea) · D. pogonathera var. walkerae (Walker Prairie Clover) · D. polygonoides (Six-Weeks Prairie-Clover) · D. pringlei (Pringle Dalea) · D. pulchra (Indigo Bush) · D. purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover) · D. purpurea var. arenicola (Purple Prairie Clover) · D. purpurea 'Stephanie' (Purple Prairie Clover) · D. reverchonii (Comanche Peak Prairie Clover) · D. sabinalis (Sabinal Prairie Clover) · D. scandens (Low Prairie Clover) · D. scandens var. paucifolia (Low Prairie Clover) · D. scariosa (Albuquerque Prairie Clover) · D. searlsiae (Searle's Prairieclover) · D. tentaculoides (Gentry's Indigobush) · D. tenuifolia (Bigtop Dalea) · D. tenuis (Pink-Globe Prairie Clover) · D. urceolata (Pine Forest Dalea) · D. versicolor (Oakwoods Dalea) · D. versicolor var. sessilis (Mountian Delight) · D. versicolor versicolor (Oakwoods Prairie Clover) · D. villosa (Silky Prairie Clover) · D. villosa var. grisea (Silky Prairie Clover) · D. wrightii (Wright Dalea)

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Further Reading

• A general history of the dichlamydeous plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; together with the characters of the genera and species, and an enumeration of the cultivated varieties. .. the scientific names accentuated, t By George Don. London, J.G. and F. Rivington [etc.]1831-38. url p. 224.
• A general system of gardening and botany. Founded upon Miller's Gardener's dictionary, and arranged according to the natural system. By George Don. London, Printed for C. J. G. and F. Rivington, 1831-38. url p. 224.
• Biologia centrali-americana; or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. London, Pub. for the editors by R. H. Porter and Dulau & co., 1879-88. url .
• Botanical abstracts. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins Co. url p. 108.
• Britton, N. L. (ed.). North American flora. [New York]New York Botanical Garden. url p. 83.
• Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 24 2005 Ann Arbor: University Herbarium, University of Michigan, 1939- url p. 161.
• National list of scientific plant names. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1982- url p. 129.
• Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 108, p. 109, p. 328, p. 330, p. 346.
• The Bradley bibliography; a guide to the literature of the woody plants of the world published before the beginning of the twentieth century; Cambridge, Riverside Press, 1911-18. url p. 353.
• The illustrated dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists. Ed. by George Nicholson. Assisted by Professor J. W. H. Trail and J. Garrett. London: L. U. Gill, [1884]-89. url p. 438.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Heyn CC & Heller D 1991/1993 (from ILDIS).
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
• ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• Tozzi AM & Flores AS, 2001-06 (from ILDIS).
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 03, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México (IE-BAJÍO)
• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México (IE-XAL)
• Missouri Botanical Garden
• The New York Botanical Garden: Vascular Plant Type Specimens
• USDA PLANTS: USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3874604
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-9936
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76032-2
• GRIN Nomen Number: 311190
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 26601
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDFAB1A050
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 165650

Footnotes

1. Mean = 1,616.520 meters (5,303.543 feet), Standard Deviation = 823.280 based on 79 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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