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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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

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:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Foliage has a strong minty smell.
FNPS Plant Print

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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