white prairie clover

Dalea candida

Image of white prairie clover in bloom.

Image of white prairie clover seed heads on a table.

Description:

An indicator spices for dry prairies with sandy or rocky soils, white prairie clover puts on a show from July though late fall. Its tightly packed fluorescence bloom as a band of small white flowers in mid summer. The resulting seed head develops for several months until ripe seeds burst forth attached to fluffy white down that floats away in the wind.

Details:

white prairie clover

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References:

  1. Lady Bird Johnson Center Wildflower Database – Dalea candida
  2. NPN Plant Propagation Database –Dalea candida
  3. Missouri Botanical Gardens – Dalea candida
  4. NRCS Plant Fact Sheet – Dalea candida
  5. NRCS Plant Guide – Dalea candida
  6. USDA Plants Database – Dalea candida
  7. Wisflora Database – Dalea candida

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