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Fabaceae

Cartagena prairie clover

Dalea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Dalea

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Common names

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English
Cartagena prairie clover

Synonyms

  • Dalea carthaginensis subsp. typica R.T.Clausen
  • Dalea domingensis DC.
  • Dalea emphysodes subsp. emphysodes
  • Dalea enneaphylla Bert. ex DC.
  • Parosela carthagenensis (Jacq.) Killip
  • Parosela carthaginensis (Jacq.) Killip
  • Parosela domingensis (DC.) Millsp.
  • Psoralea carthagenensis Jacq.
  • Psoralea carthaginensis Jacq.
  • Psoralea enneaphylla Jacq.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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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.