Minnesota Seasons - purple prairie clover


purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea var. purpurea

Family	Fabaceae (Pea)
Nativity	Native
Status
Habitat	Dry to moderate moisture. Full sun. Prairies, meadows.
Flowering	June to August
Flower Color	Purple
Height	12″ to 36″

Identification

Similar Species

Range	Throughout

Sightings	Afton State Park Blue Mounds State Park Bonanza Prairie SNA Chippewa Prairie Clinton Prairie SNA Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Des Moines River Prairie SNA Elm Creek Park Reserve Felton Prairie SNA Shrike Unit Fort Ridgely State Park Glacial Lakes State Park Hythecker Prairie SNA Joseph A. Tauer Prairie SNA Kasota Prairie SNA Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA Lake Bronson State Park Lost Valley Prairie SNA	Minneopa State Park Mound Spring Prairie SNA Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve Oronoco Prairie SNA Pankratz Memorial Prairie North Unit Pembina Trail Preserve SNA Pembina Trail Unit Pine Bend Bluffs SNA Rice Lake Savanna SNA River Terrace Prairie SNA Roscoe Prairie SNA Rushford Sand Barrens SNA Schaefer Prairie Shooting Star Prairie SNA Spring Creek Prairie SNA Staffanson Prairie Strandness Prairie Two Rivers Aspen Prairie Parkland SNA Western Prairie SNA Yellow Bank Hills SNA

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Synonyms	Petalostemon mollis Petalostemon purpureus Petalostemon purpureus var. mollis


Common Names	purple prairie clover purple prairie-clover purple prairieclover violet dalea violet prairie clover violet prairie-clover violet prairieclover