Dalea tenuifolia (Slimleaf prairie clover)

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Dalea tenuifolia (A. Gray) Shinners

Slimleaf prairie clover

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fabales	Legumes (pea and bean families)
Family	Fabaceae	Legume family (peas and beans)
Genus	Dalea	Named after Samuel Dale (1659-1739), an English physician, botanist and botanical collector, and gardener who was the author of several botanical works and a treatise on medicinal plants. He was an associate of several major botanical figures in England, notably John Ray, one of the founding figures of British botany and zoology, William Sherard, and Mark Catesby
Species	tenuifolia	With finely-divided, slender leaves

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Petalostemon tenuifolius A. Gray

Dalea tenuifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/26/2014 · La Ventana Natural Arch, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

8/26/2014 · La Ventana Natural Arch, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

8/26/2014 · La Ventana Natural Arch, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

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