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Dalea lasiathera
Also called Purple Prairie-clover
Purple dalea is a small perennial shrub-like legume from the dry grasslands and deserts of Texas and northern Mexico. It thrives in sun and sharp drainage, and tolerates heat and drought well once established.
Dalea lasiathera, or the purple prairie clover, is a plant from the Southwestern United States.
Among the Zuni people, the root is chewed as candy, especially by children. Flowers are crushed by hand and sprinkled into meat stew as a flavoring after cooking.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dalea lasiathera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
