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Friday, July 10, 2015

White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida Michx.)

Photographic Location: Cedars of Lebanon State Park in Middle Tennessee.
This wildflower is a member of the Pea Family (Fabaceae).

Often occurring in patches, these perennials bear at least 8-10 slender, 1-2 ft. stems and groups of short, narrow leaflets. Tiny, individual flowers cluster around a cylinder-like cone. Several branched stems with smooth, bright green leaves, and dense spikes of white, bilaterally symmetrical flowers. The bright, white flowers start as a ring around the base of the cone and work upward as the season advances.

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