Fabaceae
Black prairie clover
Dalea frutescens
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Dalea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Black prairie clover
Synonyms
- Dalea frutescens var. laxa (Rydb.) B.L.Turner
- Dalea laxa (Rydb.) Cory
- Parosela frutescens (A.Gray) Vail
- Parosela frutescens (A.Gray) Rose
- Parosela frutescens var. laxa (Rydb.) B.L.Turner
- Parosela laxa Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Almapayokels, CC0, 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.