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Fabaceae

Sonoran false prairie-clover

Marina orcuttii (S.Watson) Barneby

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Marina

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Sonoran false prairie-clover: Marina orcuttii in the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, California
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Sonoran false prairie-clover, Sonoran desert marina

Synonyms

  • Dalea orcuttii S.Watson
  • Marina orcuttii var. campanea Barneby
  • Marina orcuttii var. orcuttii
  • Parosela orcuttii (S.Watson) Parish

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.