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Fuzzy Flowers - Dalea

           

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family
Plume Dalea (Nineanther Prairie Clover) Dalea enneandra
Flower spike about 4" long with flowers about 1/4" long. The base of each flower are feathery. One to three smooth stems have multiple braches at the top. Leaves are about 1" long. Plant grows 3-5 feet tall. These plants make a good broom when bundled. Indians used the a cactus thorn attached to these straight stems as arrows to hunt small game.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, June 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Callahan, Shackelford, Coleman, Brown, Coke, Nolan)
See similar   pink Dalea    purple Dalea    yellow Dalea

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Foxtail Prairie Clover Dalea leporina
Fuzzy green cone produces white flower with red anthers. Leaves are long with lots of tiny leaflets.
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Slimspike Prairie Clover Dalea phleoides
Green spike with ring of white flowers with yellow anthers.  Long tiny pinnate leaves.
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