Dalea pinnata is a flowering plant mostly growing in Florida.[2] Also found in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina,[3] it is a member of the pea family and is commonly called the summer farewell.[citation needed] It grows in sandhill, flatwoods and scrub habitats and blooms in late summer, attracting various pollinators.[4] It is a larval host for Zerene cesonia.[5]
| Dalea pinnata | |
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| Flowering at Silver Springs State Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalea |
| Species: | D. pinnata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dalea pinnata (J.F.Gmel.) Barneby | |
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A short-lived perennial, Dalea pinnata buds are reddish and flowers pinkish-white or lavender-white. It may reach a height of up to 2 feet (approximately 0.6 meters).[6]
References
edit- ↑ "Dalea pinnata". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ↑ "Dalea pinnata var. pinnata - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
- ↑ "Summer farewell". Florida Wildflower Foundation. October 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)". www.fnps.org.
- ↑ Denhof, Carol. 2019. Plant Spotlight ''Dalea pinnata'' (J.F. Gmelin) Barneby var. Pinnata Summer Farewell. The Longleaf Leader. Vol. XII, Issue 3. Pg. 7.
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