COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
3307
catalog_number
3307
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.3307_1200.Dal_jam1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.3307_1200.Dal_jam1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3307
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3307
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Dalea jamesii (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray
scientific_name
Dalea jamesii (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Fabaceae
family
Fabaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Dalea
genus
Dalea
Genus
false
Species:
jamesii
specific_epithet
jamesii
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
(Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray
scientific_name_author
(Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Morton
county
Morton
County
false
Locality:
Elkhart, 6.5 mi N, 5 mi W. Cimarron National Grassland. Rocky breaks N of the Cimarron River. Grazed, shortgrass prairie.
locality
Elkhart, 6.5 mi N, 5 mi W. Cimarron National Grassland. Rocky breaks N of the Cimarron River. Grazed, shortgrass prairie.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
High Plains
physiographic_province
High Plains
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Shortgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Shortgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
6/1/1989
date_collected
6/1/1989
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
Named for Samuel Dale, English botanist and physician who wrote several botanical books in the late 1600's-early 1700's
genus_name_meaning
Named for Samuel Dale, English botanist and physician who wrote several botanical books in the late 1600's-early 1700's
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
Named for Edwin P. James, American botanist in 1800's who was first to collect plants from high alpine areas of the Rocky Mountains
species_name_meaning
Named for Edwin P. James, American botanist in 1800's who was first to collect plants from high alpine areas of the Rocky Mountains
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
James' dalea
common_names
James' dalea
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1-12 cm long
description
Height: 1-12 cm long
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are yellow and bloom from June to August.
description
Species description: Flowers are yellow and bloom from June to August.
Description
false
Description:
"Species description: Low, loosely tufted perennial herb with branched woody stems and rootstocks. Leaves are alternate and odd-pinnately compound with 3 leaflets. The stems and leaves are silky-hairy."
description
"Species description: Low, loosely tufted perennial herb with branched woody stems and rootstocks. Leaves are alternate and odd-pinnately compound with 3 leaflets. The stems and leaves are silky-hairy."
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Rocky shortgrass prairies.
description
Habitat: Rocky shortgrass prairies.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Far southwest corner of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Far southwest corner of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Important prairie plant because of ability to collect nitrogen and replace in soil.
description
Notes: Important prairie plant because of ability to collect nitrogen and replace in soil.
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Grows best in sandy, well-drained soil in full sun."
description
"Cultivation: Grows best in sandy, well-drained soil in full sun."
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring.
Description
false
Color:
Yellow
color
Yellow
Color
false