Dalea purpurea

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Dalea
Species:	Dalea purpurea Vent.
Common Name	Purple Prairie Clover
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: subshrub; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; 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; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 5; Leaflet Number: 7; 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	8
Status	Native; TN[S1] KY[S3?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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
Petalostemon violaceus	Petalostemon violaceus Michx.

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: Bullitt (KY), Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY), Logan (KY), Nelson (KY), Davidson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, KNK, MEM, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1976 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0097196	Logan	Kentucky	05 Jun 1977	Raymond Athey	APSC Dalea purpurea
31234100424140	Jefferson	Kentucky		Patricia D. Haragan	EKY Dalea purpurea
APSC0112708	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Dalea purpurea
31973000012784	Davidson	Tennessee			KNK Dalea purpurea
TENN-V-0126295	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea purpurea
APSC0084401	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Dalea purpurea
TENN-V-0126294	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Dalea purpurea
APSC0038382	Nelson	Kentucky	18 Aug 2014	Mason Brock	APSC Dalea purpurea
31234100424157	Nelson	Kentucky		Richard H. Hannan	EKY Dalea purpurea
APSC0084400	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Dalea purpurea
MEM017796	Hardin	Kentucky		R. Cranfill	MEM Dalea purpurea
TENN-V-0126293	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Dalea purpurea
APSC0022924	Nelson	Kentucky	12 Sep 1976	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Dalea purpurea
APSC0086624	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Dalea purpurea
MEM012020	Logan	Kentucky		Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.	MEM Dalea purpurea

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Dalea purpurea

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