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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dalea mountjoyae
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dalea mountjoyae
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH New combinations in the Florida flora II (Ward, 2004)
Dalea gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Dalea carnea var. gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Petalostemon gracilis
COMMON NAME:
Sprawling White-tassels
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dalea mountjoyae
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dalea mountjoyae
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New combinations in the Florida flora II (Ward, 2004)
Dalea gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Dalea carnea var. gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Petalostemon gracilis
3138
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare in GA
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LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
5-lobed calyx
Corolla not papilionaceous
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence a spike
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
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