Fabaceae

White prairie clover

Dalea candida Willd.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Dalea

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White prairie clover: Dalea candida in Phillips Co., Montana, USA — Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: White prairie clover
nv: Niʼtsʼǫǫsii

Synonyms

Kuhnistera candida (Willd.) Kuntze
Petalostemon candidus (Willd.) Michx.
Psoralea candida (Willd.) Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.