Dalea formosa
Species of flowering plant in the pea family
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Dalea formosa is a semi-evergreen species of flowering plant in the genus Dalea, known by the common names feather dalea and featherplume;[3] it is named for the physician Samuel Dale.[4] The plant is native to the southern United States.[4] It is highly tolerant of heat, cold, and drought.[5][6] It is favored by honeybees; but of much less use to most wildlife, with the exception of rabbits and deer.[7][8] Unique to most plants,[Note 1] it blooms all year long (with the occurrence of monsoon rainfall)[9][10] and also has a long lifespan.[6]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalea |
| Species: | D. formosa |
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| Dalea formosa | |
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