
Dalea (purpurea)
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                        Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com  | 
                   
                
| Family Scientific Name: | Fabaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Pea family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Dalea purpurea Vent. | ||
| Common Name: | Purple prairie clover | ||
| Species Code: | DALPUR | ||
| General Distribution: | D. purpureum is found from Alberta to Manitoba south to Texas, Louisiana, Alabama,and New Mexico. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit physical dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | 
                      Seeds are scarified. Germination occurs under spring temperatures.  | 
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| References: | 
                      Dickerson, J. A., Longren, W. G. and Hadle, E. K. (1981). Native forb seed production. Pp. 216-222. In: R. L. Stuckey and K. J. Reese (eds.). The Prairie Peninsula - in the "shadow" of Transeau. Proc. 6th North Amer. Prairie Conf., The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, 12-17 August 1978. Ohio Biol. Surv. Biol. Notes. No. 15. Table 10.22 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.  | 
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Dalea purpurea Vent. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/11/04). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

    
