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Dalea purpurea
purple prairie clover, purple prairieclover, violet dalea, violet prairie clover, violet prairie-clover
Natchez Trace Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Dalea purpurea Vent.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Petalostemon purpureus

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Dalea, Species Dalea purpurea


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		TN: E
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AL: SNR; MS: SNR; TN: S1
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
George Washington Carver National Monument	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pecos National Historical Park
Pipestone National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/19/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/12/2025 2:49:32 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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