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==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
Synonyms: ''Dalea carnea'' (Michaux) Poiret var. ''carnea''; ''Petalostemon carneus'' Michaux
 
Synonyms: ''Dalea carnea'' (Michaux) Poiret var. ''carnea''; ''Petalostemon carneus'' Michaux
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There are three varieties. ''Dalea carnea var. gracilis'' and ''D. carnea var. alba'' have white flowers, while ''Dalea carnea var. carnea'' has pink flowers. The most widespread variety is ''D. carnea var. carnea''<ref name=hawthorn>[[http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2009/06/pink-prairie-clover-dalea-carnea.html]]Native Florida Wildflowers. Accessed: April 14, 2016</ref>.
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 15:23, 15 April 2016

Dalea carnea
Dalea carnea Gil.jpg
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. carnea
Binomial name
Dalea carnea
(Michx.) Poir.
DALE CARN dist.jpg
Natural range of Dalea carnea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Whitetassels

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Dalea carnea (Michaux) Poiret var. carnea; Petalostemon carneus Michaux

There are three varieties. Dalea carnea var. gracilis and D. carnea var. alba have white flowers, while Dalea carnea var. carnea has pink flowers. The most widespread variety is D. carnea var. carnea[1].

Description

Herbaceous plant with several elongate, radiating branches spreading through grasses, not erect. Decumbent. It has a turbinate lignotuber[2].

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It is found in wet pine flatwoods, edges of cypress swamps, edges of pine palmetto habitats, Longleaf pine uplands, and in dry pine woods and savannas. It is also found in human disturbed areas such as open fields, embankments, areas that have been logged and clear cut. Requires semi-shaded areas. It is associated with areas that have drying loamy sand, loose sand, where limestone underlies the surface in flatwoods, and well-drained slopes of Longleaf pine forests[2].

Associated species includes Myrica cerifera, Eupatorium, Polygala, Clematis, Asclepias, Liatris, Indigofera caroliniana, cowpeas, and others[2].

Phenology

It has been observed flowering from June to November[2].

Seed dispersal

According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by gravity. [3]

Pollination

Bumble bees and honey bees has been observed on D. carnea'[2].

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Allen G. Shuey, R.K. Godfrey, Richard D. Houk, P. Genelle, G. Fleming, Sidney McDaniel, R. Kral, Loran C. Anderson, Steve L. Orzell, O. Lakela, Edwin L. Bridges, Paul L. Redfearn Jr., Duane Isely, Don K. Wemple, Duane Isely, Don K. Wemple, A. F. Clewell, Robert Blaisdell, Wakulla, Cecil R. Slaughter, R. Komarek, Bill Boothe, Marcia Boothe, D. S. Correll, Robert L. Lazor, and Mark A. Garland. States and Counties: Florida: Brevard, Citrus, Clay, Collier, De Soto, Dixie, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, St. Johns, Taylor, Polk, Dixie, Leon, Gilchrist, Jefferson, Levy, Jackson, Calhoun, Wakulla, Wilson Baker, Liberty, Bay, Holmes, Santa Rosa, and Washington. Georgia: Charlton and Thomas. Alabama: Barbour. Mississippi: Jackson.

  1. [[1]]Native Florida Wildflowers. Accessed: April 14, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Allen G. Shuey, R.K. Godfrey, Richard D. Houk, P. Genelle, G. Fleming, Sidney McDaniel, R. Kral, Loran C. Anderson, Steve L. Orzell, O. Lakela, Edwin L. Bridges, Paul L. Redfearn Jr., Duane Isely, Don K. Wemple, Duane Isely, Don K. Wemple, A. F. Clewell, Robert Blaisdell, Wakulla, Cecil R. Slaughter, R. Komarek, Bill Boothe, Marcia Boothe, D. S. Correll, Robert L. Lazor, and Mark A. Garland. States and Counties: Florida: Brevard, Citrus, Clay, Collier, De Soto, Dixie, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, St. Johns, Taylor, Polk, Dixie, Leon, Gilchrist, Jefferson, Levy, Jackson, Calhoun, Wakulla, Wilson Baker, Liberty, Bay, Holmes, Santa Rosa, and Washington. Georgia: Charlton and Thomas. Alabama: Barbour. Mississippi: Jackson.
  3. Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.