Fabaceae FAMILY

Dalea candida oligophylla

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dalea candida oligophylla is an erect to ascending, herbaceous perennial plant producing a small clump of slender stems 30 - 70cm tall from a thick taproot. The stems tend to be unbranched near the base, with a few upright branches near the top[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. , 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. , 1359 Title Daleae Imagines; An Illustrated Revision of ERRAZURIZIA Philippi, PSOROTHAMNUS Rydberg, MARINA Liebmann, and DALEA L Publication Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Vol 27 pp 1 - 892, 1977 Author Barneby R.C. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York Year 1977 ISBN 0-89327-001-6 Description A very detailed treatment of the genera Errazurizia, Psorothamnus, Marina and Dalea ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It can be used in restoration projects for restoring native prairies.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and southern N. America - Alberta to Manitoba, south to Arizona, northern Mexico and Texas

HabitatDry, open places in deserts, grassland and open woods, found in a great variety of soils; in climax grassland mostly on breaks and stony or gravelly ridges, not directly competing with sod-forming grasses ; at elevations up to 2,000 metres[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].