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Bilateral Symmetry - Legume Family - Dalea

           

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family
Feather Dalea Dalea formosa
Flower under 1/2" long with a "feathery" cup.; In bloom this bush looks like it is covered in spider webs. Leaves are about 1/4" long. Seed pods are flattened spheres about 1/8" wide. Shrubby thorn bush grows to about 3 feet tall but are generally less.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April-June 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coke, Nolan)

                 

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family
Black Dalea (Shrubby Dalea) Dalea frutescens
Flower about 1/2" long in a loose spike. Beak is mostly white. Specimen A was about 6 feet tall, specimen B was tiny. Leaves are fragrant.
Photos taken in Val Verde County, Texas, August 2005 (wet summer)
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2006
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Jones, Coleman, Brown)

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Woolly Prairie Clover Dalea lanata
Spike of red/purple flowers with very long white anthers, blooming bottom to top. Declined except for flowering spikes. Short pinnate leaves with oval leaflets.
(Native of Texas - Nolan, Coke)

Bearded Prairie Clover Dalea pogonathera
Flower spikes (to 4" long) curl upward, purple flowers. Many relaxed stems, 12"-16" long. Tiny leaves.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coleman, Coke, Nolan)

Pinkglobe Prairie Clover Dalea tenuis
Short flower spikes curl upward, pink flowers. Many relaxed stems, 12"-16" long. Tiny leaves.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Jones, Shackelford, Callahan, Coleman, Brown, Runnels)