Fabaceae FAMILY

Dalea villosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dalea villosa is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a cluster of erect, branched stems 20 - 80cm tall from a dense root crown and long, thong-like orange roots. The plant has a taproot system that can penetrate 150cm into the soil[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. , 1359 Title Daleae Imagines; An Illustrated Revision of ERRAZURIZIA Philippi, PSOROTHAMNUS Rydberg, MARINA Liebmann, and DALEA L Publication Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Vol 27 pp 1 - 892, 1977 Author Barneby R.C. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York Year 1977 ISBN 0-89327-001-6 Description A very detailed treatment of the genera Errazurizia, Psorothamnus, Marina and Dalea ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a fod. It can be used as a soil stabilizer and in native landscaping.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral N. America - Saskatchewan and Manitoba, south to New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana

HabitatDeserts, shifting or partially stabilized sand dunes, dry prairies, and open woodlands on sparsely vegetated sites; usually on deep, sandy soils[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].