Flower ID: IMG_0620.JPG-07-08-2018 Flower name (scientific): Dalea purpurea var. purpurea Ventenat PY: 1801 Flower name (common): Purple Prairie Clover Family name (common): Pea Family name (scientific): Fabaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: 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: 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: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related varieties: Ethnobotany: 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, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, 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: