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Foxtail prairie clover

Dalea leporina (Aiton) Bullock

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Dalea

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Common names

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English
Foxtail prairie clover

Synonyms

  • Dalea alba Michx.
  • Dalea alopecuroides Willd.
  • Dalea annua var. alopecuroides (Willd.) Kuntze
  • Dalea bigelovii (Rydb.) B.L.Turner
  • Dalea lagopus (Cav.) Willd.
  • Dalea leporina var. alba (Michx.) H.D.Harr.
  • Dalea linnaei Michx.
  • Dalea oreophila (Cory) Cory
  • Dalea pedunculata Pursh
  • Parosela alopecuroides (Willd.) Rydb.
  • Parosela bigelovii Rydb.
  • Parosela costaricana Rydb.
  • Parosela lagopus Cav.
  • Parosela leporina (Aiton) Rydb.
  • Parosela leporina var. alba J.F.Macbr.
  • Petalostemon alopecuroides (Willd.) Pers.
  • Petalostemon oreophilum Cory
  • Petalostemon oreophilus Cory
  • Psoralea alopecuroides (Willd.) Poir.
  • Psoralea lagopus Cav.
  • Psoralea leporina Aiton
  • Psoralea pedunculata Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
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.