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Golden Dalea

Dalea aurea

Other common name(s):

Golden Prairie Clover

Family:

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Central Great Plains, Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, High Plains, Southern Texas Plains, Southwestern Tablelands, Texas Blackland Prairies
Broken Red Plains, Limestone Plains
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands, Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands, Low Mountains and Bajadas, Stockton Plateau
Carbonate Cross Timbers, Eastern Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie, Limestone Cut Plain, Western Cross Timbers
Bastrop Lost Pines, Floodplains and Low Terraces2, Northern Post Oak Savanna, Northern Prairie Outliers, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland, Llano Uplift, Semiarid Edwards Plateau
Canadian/Cimarron High Plains, Llano Estacado, Rolling Sand Plains
Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains, Semiarid Edwards Bajada
Canadian/Cimarron Breaks, Caprock Canyons Badlands Breaks, Flat Tablelands and Valleys, Semiarid Canadian Breaks
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

.5
to
2
ft.

Spread

.5
to
2
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Gravelly, Calcareous, Dry

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Very Low, Low

Native Habitat

Grassland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Yellow

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Bees

Maintenance

Drought tolerant. Golden Dalea grows well in rock gardens and dry soils. Cut back in summer to encourage new growth for fall. Propagation: Seed.

Comments

Blooms April-June.. Stiff stems topped with small, egg-shaped flowering heads. Pinnately compound leaves with five leaflets. The fuzzy heads disintegrate into individual roundish, wafer-like single seeds. Special value to native bees. Larval Host: Reakirt’s Blue butterfly,.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Parosela aurea

References

1) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=26599#null 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=DAAU, 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=10926&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 4) https://www.backyardnature.net/n/h/dalea9.htm, 5) http://www.texaswildbuds.com/dalea-aurea.html

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State Office Phone: 830.997.9272

State Office Address:
Native Plant Society of Texas
PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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