Dalea mollissima Calflora

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Taxon Report

Dalea mollissima (Rydb.) Munz

Downy dalea, Silky dalea, Soft prairie clover

Dalea mollissima is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Dalea
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Dalea mollis var. mollissima
PLANTS	Dalea neomexicana ssp. mollissima

Information about Dalea mollissima from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DAMO2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).