Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Dalea purpurea Vent. trib. Amorpheae |
Synonyms | Petalostemon mollis Rydb. |
Petalostemon pubescens A.Nelson | |
Petalostemon violaceus Michx. | |
Habitat | american prairie |
Description | glabrous to grey villose, leaves pinnate, leaflets linear, 1-2cm long, spikes numerous, 2-7cm long, calyx densely hirsute |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Minnesota , North Dakota , Oklahoma , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Indiana , Michigan ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Tennessee) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
purpurea arenicola (Wemple) Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 267 (1977)
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