Dalea carnea

Dalea carnea, commonly known as pink tassels, is a flowering plant species named for its small, pink-to-white flowers.[1] It is also known as whitetassels or pink prairie clover. The plant is a perennial herb in the family Fabaceae.[2] Its habitats include mesic flatwoods, open meadows, and pine rocklands.[3]

Dalea carnea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dalea
Species:
D. carnea
Binomial name
Dalea carnea
(Michx.) Poir.

References

  1. Gil Nelson (2006). Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers: A Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Southeastern Virginia, Eastern North Carolina, Eastern South Carolina, Southern and Eastern Georgia, and Northern Florida. Globe Pequot Press. p. 83. ISBN 0762734337.
  2. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  3. "Whitetassels". Florida Wildflower Foundation. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2022-05-24.


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