Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd.

Summary

Genus:

Dalea

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Amorpheae

Nomen number:

311191

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 3(2):1337. 1802

Verified:

10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida (0 active accession[s])
Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:250.
Foster, S. & C. Hobbs. A field guide to Western medicinal plants and herbs. 2002
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2. 1991
Kindscher, K. Medicinal wild plants of the prairie: an ethnobotanical guide. 1992
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. 1999
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. 1977
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998
Mohlenbrock, R. H. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois. 1975
Radford, A. E. et al., eds. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. 1980-
Scoggan, H. J. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. 1978-1979
Turner, B. L. The legumes of Texas. 1959
Webster's third new international dictionary. 1961

Common names

English
white prairie-clover –
white tassel-flower –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan
4	Naturalized

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Montana, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Utah]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]

Naturalized ()

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311191. Accessed 1 May 2026.