Dalea gattingeri

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Dalea
Species:	Dalea gattingeri (A. Heller) Barneby
Common Name	Purpletassels
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Type: linear; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 3; Leaflet Number: 5; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; G3G4 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Kuhnistera gattingeri	Kuhnistera gattingeri

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bedford (TN), Cannon (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sumner (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1974 - 1996

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100424082	Meigs	Tennessee	03 Jun 1974	H. DeSelm	EKY Dalea gattingeri
31234100424074	Maury	Tennessee	22 Aug 1980	Richard H. Hannan 5162 1/2A	EKY Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126254	Bedford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126268	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126271	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126269	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126256	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126291	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126258	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126288	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126267	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126282	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126283	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126276	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126273	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126263	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126264	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126290	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126257	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126255	Bedford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126274	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126280	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126270	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126262	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126285	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126277	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126287	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126278	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126279	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126275	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126260	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126272	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126265	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126266	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126259	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126289	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126261	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126284	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126281	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0126286	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
APSC0014049	Bedford	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0038388	Sumner	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0038391	Sumner	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0076249	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0014097	Maury	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0042294	Cannon	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0040846	Marshall	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0049306	Maury	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0073022	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0102727	Maury	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0055017	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0014095	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0084399	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0040852	Marshall	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
HTTU004606	Wilson	Tennessee			HTTU Dalea gattingeri
MTSU006048	Rutherford	Tennessee	20 May 1994	Terri Hogan	MTSU Dalea gattingeri
MTSU006049	Rutherford	Tennessee	16 Jun 1996	William H. Butler Jr.	MTSU Dalea gattingeri
TENN-V-0243973	Bedford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea gattingeri
UCHT034456	Rutherford	Tennessee			UCHT Dalea gattingeri
UCHT035353	Marshall	Tennessee			UCHT Dalea gattingeri
APSC0105415	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0048953	Bedford	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0014096	Marshall	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0042505	Cannon	Tennessee			APSC Dalea gattingeri
APSC0051725	Rutherford	Tennessee	06 Jun 1989	R. Kral	APSC Dalea gattingeri

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