Dalea jamesii
(James’ Prairie Clover)
Dalea jamesii, Picketwire Canyon Trail, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 7968
Dalea jamesii, Picketwire Canyon Trail, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 7970
Dalea jamesii, Picketwire Canyon Trail, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 7972
Dalea jamesii, Picketwire Canyon Trail, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 7976
Dalea jamesii, Picketwire Canyon Trail, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 4239
| Scientific Name | Dalea jamesii | USDA PLANTS Symbol | DAJA |
| Common Name | James' Prairie Clover, James' Dalea | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 26622 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains and foothills (4000 to 6600 ft); dry, rocky soils in short-grass prairie plains and sandstone outcrops. Plant: Short perennial up to 5 inches tall with spreading stems with silky hairs. Leaves: Ternately-compound obovate to oblanceolate leaflets 0.2 to 0.6 inches long; surfaces densely silky-pubescent. Inflorescence: Densely hairy ovoid to cylindrical spikes at stem tips, 0.6 to 3.1 inches long with small, yellow, pea-like flowers 0.4 to 0.8-inch long, fading to orange, purplish or brown. Bloom Period: May to July. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses and "Colorado Flora-Eastern Slope" by Weber and Wittmann. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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