Dalea enneandra

(Nine-anther Prairie Clover)

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Dalea enneandra, John Martin Reservoir State Park, Bent Co. 0004

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Dalea enneandra, John Martin Reservoir State Park, Bent Co. 0003

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Dalea enneandra, John Martin Reservoir State Park, Bent Co. 0002

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Dalea enneandra, John Martin Reservoir State Park, Bent Co. 0013

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Dalea enneandra, John Martin Reservoir State Park, Bent Co. 0008

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Dalea enneandra, John Martin Reservoir State Park, Bent Co. 9998

Scientific Name Dalea enneandra USDA PLANTS Symbol DAEN
Common Name Nine-anther Prairie Clover ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 26609
Family Fabaceae (Pea) SEINet
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Description Life zones and habitat: Plains (3400 to 5600 ft); Dry, gravelly, silty or calcareous soils in grasslands, slopes, roadsides.
Plant: Erect perennial with 1 to 3 smooth stems that are branching in the upper 1/3 of the plant.
Leaves: Stem leaves are alternate, odd-pinnately-compound with 5 to 13 narrowly linear to oblong leaflets 1/6 to 1/2 inch long; leaflets are hairless, waxy and gland-dotted; main stem leaves usually absent by flowering time.
Inflorescence: Pea-like flowers spaced out along reddish stems forming slender spikes; flowers have white petals and 9 stamens; calyx tube has conspicuous feathery hairs; gland-dotted greenish bracts below each flower surround the calyx and have white edges.
Bloom Period: June to August.
References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses and SEINet.
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Colorado Status:
Native

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