Fabaceae
Whiteflower prairie clover
Dalea albiflora
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Dalea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Whiteflower prairie clover
Synonyms
- Dalea albiflora var. brevibracteata M.E.Jones
- Dalea gentryi Standl.
- Dalea ordiae A.Gray
- Dalea rydbergii Tidestr.
- Dalea watsoni (Rose) Gentry
- Dalea watsonii (Rose) Gentry
- Parosela albiflora (A.Gray) Vail
- Parosela ordiae (A.Gray) A.Heller
- Parosela villosa (Rydb.) Tidestr.
- Parosela watsoni Rose
- Petalostemon pilulosus Rydb.
- Thornbera albiflora (A.Gray) Rydb.
- Thornbera albiflora subsp. villosa (Rydb.) Wiggins
- Thornbera leucantha Rydb.
- Thornbera ordiae (A.Gray) Rydb.
- Thornbera villosa Rydb.
- Thornbera watsonii (Rose) Rydb.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Grant Mullen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aaron H, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.