Plants Profile for Dalea leporina (foxtail prairie clover)

General Information
Symbol:	DALE3
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Fabaceae
Duration:	Annual
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 367. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
DAAL4	Dalea alopecuroides Willd.
DALA8	Dalea lagopus (Cav.) Willd.
PAAL16	Parosela alopecuroides (Willd.) Rydb.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family
Genus	Dalea L. – prairie clover
Species	Dalea leporina (Aiton) Bullock – foxtail prairie clover

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Arid West	UPL
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	UPL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	UPL
Great Plains	UPL
Midwest	FACU
Northcentral & Northeast	UPL
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	UPL