Dalea pinnata
| Dalea pinnata | |
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| Photo was taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Dalea |
| Species: | D. pinnata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dalea pinnata (J.F. Gmel.) Barneby | |
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| Natural range of Dalea pinnata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Summer farewell
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
D. pinnata has been found in longleaf pine-scrub oak sandhills, pine flatwoods, pine-palmetto barrens, turkey oak sand ridges, sand scrubs, lake edges, and on grassy slopes near bogs (FSU Herbarium). Is also found in human disturbed areas such as roadsides, fields,and forest edges (FSU Herbarium). It has been observed growing in sand, sandy loam, and sandy clay (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species includes Pinus palustris, Quercus incana, Quercus laevis, Chrysopsis gossypina, Pityopsis aspera, Sorghastrum nutans, Rubus cuneifolius, Liatris gracilis, Lechea, Sericocarpus tortifolius, Solidago odora, Eupatorium album, and Trichostema dichotomum (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It has been observed flowering August to November and fruiting in October (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
It is associated with frequently burned areas (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Dalea pinnata Photo by Michelle Smith
Liberty County, FL.
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, Robert K. Godfrey, P. Genelle, G. Fleming, L. J. Brass, O. Lakela, Cyrus Darling, Paul M. Cassen, Robert Kral, John Morrill, R. E. Perdue, Jr., Andre F. Clewell, Leonard J. Brass, Daniel B. Ward, Sidney McDaniel, Gary R. Knight, Cecil R Slaughter, David Hall, Gary Schultz, Loran C. Anderson, Jean Wooten, John B. Nelson, S. Bennett, William B. Fox, Harry E. Ahles, M. Garland, R. D. Houk, Kurz, Dennis Hardin, C. Chapman, S. Chapman, Cindi Stewart, - MacClendons, Eula Whitehouse, Delzie Demaree, Michael B. Brooks, and Channell. States and Counties: Alabama: Mobile and Pike. Florida: Bay, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Highlands, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Seminole, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla, and Walton. Georgia: Baker and Bulloch. Mississippi: Hinds, Jackson, and Perry. North Carolina: Cumberland, George, and Robeson. South Carolina: Colleton.
