Dalea reverchonii

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Dalea reverchonii

Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Dalea
Species:
D. reverchonii
Binomial name
Dalea reverchonii
(S.Watson) Shinners

Dalea reverchonii is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Comanche Peak prairie-clover. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is known from Bosque, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise counties.[1][2][3] This species was first collected by Julien Reverchon at the top of . As of 2015 the species still grows there.[1]

This perennial herb forms a mat-like rosette with smooth leaves each divided into several leaflets. It blooms in spikes of pink or purplish flowers in May and June.[1]

This plant grows on grassland terrain and in openings in oak woodland dominated by post oak (Quercus stellata). It may grow on barren sites with little vegetation. The substrate is clay over limestone. Associated plants include Aristida spp., , , Dalea aurea, , , Evolvulus nuttallianus, Hedeoma drummondii, , Heliotropium tenellum, var. leptosepala, , , Salvia texana, and Thelesperma filifolium.[1]

There are 69 populations as of 2013.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Dalea reverchonii. Center for Plant Conservation.
  2. ^ Dalea reverchonii. The Nature Conservancy.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b O'Kennon, Robert J.; Taylor, Kimberly Norton (2013). "Eleocharis Microformis (Cyperaceae): Rediscovered in North America from the Edwards Plateau and Trans-Pecos Regions of Texas". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 7 (1): 587–593. JSTOR 24621111.

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