Dalea reverchonii
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.[2][1][3][4] This species was first collected by Julien Reverchon at the top of Comanche Peak. As of 2015 the species still grows there.[2]
| Dalea reverchonii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalea |
| Species: | D. reverchonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dalea reverchonii (S.Watson) Shinners | |
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.[2]
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., Bouteloua rigidiseta, Arenaria stricta, Dalea aurea, D. enneandra, D. tenuis, Evolvulus nuttallianus, Hedeoma drummondii, Hedyotis nigricans, Heliotropium tenellum, Indigofera miniata var. leptosepala, Paronychia virginica, Pediomelum reverchonii, Salvia texana, and Thelesperma filifolium.[2]
References
- Dalea reverchonii. The Nature Conservancy.
- Dalea reverchonii. Center for Plant Conservation.
- 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.
- Taylor, K. N., & O’Kennon, R. J. (2013). ECOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ENDEMIC DALEA REVERCHONII (FABACEAE). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 7(1), 603–610. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24621114
Further reading
- Nelson, Allan D.; Kieschnick, Sam (2016). "A Comparison of a Walnut Limestone Glade and Peripheral Barren Habitats for Dalea Reverchonii (Fabaceae)". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 10 (2): 569–574. JSTOR 44858602.
- Hamby, Seth Edward (2019). Patterns of Regional Genetic Diversity in the Texas Endemic Plant, Dalea reverchonii (Fabaceae): An Exploratory Study (Thesis).