Dalea carnea

Dalea carnea, commonly known as pink tassels, is a flowering plant species named for its small, pink-to-white flowers.^[5] It is also known as whitetassels, pink prairie clover, or hammock prairie clover.^[1] The plant is a perennial herb in the family Fabaceae.^[6]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Dalea carnea
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Dalea
Species:	D. carnea
Binomial name
Dalea carnea (Michx.) Poir.
Varieties[2]
Dalea carnea var. albida (Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby Dalea carnea var. carnea
Synonyms[2][3][4]
Kuhnistera carnea (Michx.) Kuntze Petalostemon carneus Michx. Psoralea carnea (Michx.) Poir. synonyms of var. albida: Dalea albida (Torr. & A.Gray) D.B.Ward Petalostemon albidus (Torr. & A.Gray) Small Petalostemon carneus var. albidus Torr. & A.Gray synonyms of var. carnea: Kuhnistera rosea (Nutt.) Kuntze Petalostemon roseus Nutt.

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This species' range is located within the Atlantic Coastal Plain, stretching from central Georgia south to peninsular Florida.^[7] Its habitats include mesic flatwoods, open meadows, and pine rocklands.^[8]

Th species was first described as Petalostemon carneus by André Michaux in 1803. In 1819 Jean Louis Marie Poiret placed the species in genus Dalea as D. carnea.^[2]