FNPS Plant Database

Dalea feayi

prairie-clover, scrub prairie clover
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
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Nomenclature

Common Name:

prairie-clover, scrub prairie clover

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Dalea feayi

Family:

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1.5-2.5 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,lavender

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Dry wildflower garden.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry -to- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds

  • Larval host for southern dogface ( Zerene cesonia ).


  • Attracts pollinators, especially bees. Documented native bees include Caupolicana electa, Agaposteinon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Dialictus nyrnphalis, Anthidielluinperplexum, Megachile brevis pseudobreuis, M. deflexa, M. exilis parexilis , and M. petulaizs (Deyrup et al. 2002).


Some birds consume consume the seeds . 

Native Habitats:

Scrub, scrubby flatwoods.

Natural Range in Florida:

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Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Foliage has a strong minty smell.

Citations:

Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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