Dalea compacta

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

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,605 meters (0 to 5,266 feet).[1]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Kuhnistera compacta (Spreng.)kuntze • Kuhnistera decumbens (Nutt.)kuntze • Petalostemon compactus (Spreng.)swezey • Petalostemon decumbens Nutt.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Habit: Herb, 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

• An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions: from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian / by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Hon. Addison Brown. New York: Scribner, 1913. url p. 369.
• Bibliographical index to North American botany; or, Citations of authorities for all the recorded indigenous and naturalized species of the flora of North America, with a chronological arrangement of the synonymy. by Sereno Watson. Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1878. url p. 248.
• Botanical survey of Nebraska. Conducted by the Botanical Seminar. I-VII. Lincoln, Neb., 1892-1904. url .
• Britton, N. L. (ed.). North American flora. [New York]New York Botanical Garden. url p. 128.
• Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 1896 New York: Torrey Botanical Club, 1870-1996 url p. 120.
• Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 19 1915 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 355, p. 543.
• Flora of Colorado, Fort Collins, Col., Experiment Station, 1906. url .
• Flora of Colorado, by P. A. Rydberg, PH. D. Fort Collins, Col., Experiment Station, 1906. url p. 215.
• Flora of Colorado, by P.A. Rydberg. Fort Collins, Col., Experiment Station, 1906. url p. 215, p. 215.
• Flora of New Mexico. By E.O. Wooton and Paul C. Standley. WashingtonGovt. Print. Off.1915 url p. 355.
• List of Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta growing without cultivation in northeastern North America. Prepared by a Committee of the Botanical Club, American Association for the Advancement of Science. New York, 1894. url p. 197.
• Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club. 5 1893 - 18 Durham, N.C.: Published for the Club by the Seeman Printery, 1889- url p. 197.
• National list of scientific plant names. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1982- url p. 306.
• Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 138, p. 96.
• Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 15 1878 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 248.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 22, 2007:

• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3874607
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-9944
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13642978
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76088-2
• GRIN Nomen Number: 436050
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 26606
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDFAB1A0A0
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: DACOP
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 34329

Footnotes

1. Mean = 281.620 meters (923.950 feet), Standard Deviation = 380.560 based on 50 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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