Introductory
SPECIES: Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover 



ABBREVIATION : 
DALPUR

SYNONYMS : 
   Petalostemon purpureus (Vent.) Rydb.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   DAPU5


COMMON NAMES : 
   purple prairie clover


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for purple prairie clover is
Dalea purpurea Vent.  Formerly, the species was regarded as Petalostemon
purpureus, but a 1970 taxonomic revision of the genus Petalostemon
placed purple prairie clover in the genus Dalea.  Recognized varieties
are as follows [14]:

        D. purpurea var. purpurea
        D. purpurea var. arenicola (Wemple) Barneby


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Milo Coladonato, February 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Coladonato, Milo. Dalea purpurea. 1993. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover