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Fabaceae

Leafy prairie clover

Dalea foliosa (A.Gray) Barneby

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Dalea

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Leafy prairie clover: Leafy prairie clover at Russell R. Kirt Prairie , Illinois , USA
Photo: Peterwchen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Leafy prairie clover

Synonyms

  • Kuhnistera foliosa (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Petalostemon foliosum A.Gray
  • Petalostemon foliosus A.Gray

Characteristics

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