Fabaceae
Golden prairie clover
Dalea aurea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Dalea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Golden prairie clover
Synonyms
- Cylipogon capitatus Raf.
- Parosela aurea (Nutt. ex Pursh) Britton
- Petalostemon capitatum (Raf.) DC.
- Petalostemon capitatus DC.
- Psoralea aurea (Nutt. ex Pursh) Poir.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Northcut, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: saltyhiker, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.