Flower ID: IMG_0620.JPG-07-08-2018 Flower name (scientific): Dalea purpurea Ventenat PY: 1801(1807). Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) DAY-lee-uh pur-PUR-ee-ah Flower name (common): Purple Prairie Clover Family name (common): Pea Family name (scientific): Fabaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Named in honor of Samuel Dale (1659 – 1739), English physician and naturalist. Specific epithet: From the Latin for purple. Common name origin: Based on the color, common habitat, and its similarity to other clover plants. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (0.5 to 0.8 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: purple Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Size: 8 to 24 inches (20 to 61 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Compound leaves are about 3 to 8 cm long. Leaflets are about 1 to 2.5 cm long and about 2 to 3 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf,odd-pinnate, leaflet, linear (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, meadows, sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Fairly distinctive with no close lookalikes when in bloom. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki prepared a tea from the roots, which they used as a cure for measles. In the following reference, Smith uses the name Petalostemum purpureum (compare with the old synonym name Petalostemon purpureus) (Smith, p. 229-230, 1928). Latitude: 44.795603 Longitude: -91.513367 Altitude: 290.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marquette, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI, WY) In Canada: (AB, MB, ON, SK) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (The other inffraspecific is Dalea purpurea var. arenicola (Wemple) Barneby. This variety is found in five southern central US states.)