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Dalea pulchra

H.S. Gentry

Santa Catalina Prairie-clover

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148958
Element CodePDFAB1A1C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusDalea
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-03-27
Change Date2001-03-27
Edition Date2001-03-27
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Dalea pulchra is in Sonora (Mexico), southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico (U.S.A.), occurring on rocky slopes in grasslands and the lower margin of oak forest, from about 500-1300 meters. The species tends to be local, forming colonies; it can be abundant locally.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS3Yes
New MexicoS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
References (7)
  1. Barneby, R.C. 1977. Daleae imagines: An illustrated revision of Errazurizia Philippi, Psorothamnus Rydberg, Marina Liebmann, and Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae Borissova ever referred to Dalea. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden Vol. 27. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 891 pp.
  2. Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University; MLBM Press, Provo, Utah. 1007 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  5. Martin, P.S., D. Yetman, M. Fishbein, P. Jenkins, T.R. Van Devender, and R.K. Wilson. 1998. Gentry's Rio Mayo plants; The tropical deciduous forest & environs of northwest Mexico. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 558 pp. + map.
  6. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
  7. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.