Dalea pinnata
Flowering plant mostly found in Florida
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Dalea pinnata is a flowering plant mostly growing in Florida.[2] Also found in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina,[3] it is a member of the pea family and is commonly called the summer farewell.[citation needed] It grows in sandhill, flatwoods and scrub habitats and blooms in late summer, attracting various pollinators.[4] It is a larval host for Zerene cesonia.[5]
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| Dalea pinnata | |
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| Flowering at Silver Springs State Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalea |
| Species: | D. pinnata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dalea pinnata (J.F.Gmel.) Barneby | |
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A short-lived perennial, Dalea pinnata buds are reddish and flowers pinkish-white or lavender-white. It may reach a height of up to 2 feet (approximately 0.6 meters).[6]
