COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
3741
catalog_number
3741
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.3741_1200.Dal_mul2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.3741_1200.Dal_mul2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3741
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3741
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 multiflora (Nutt.) Shinners
scientific_name
Dalea multiflora (Nutt.) Shinners
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Fabaceae
family
Fabaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Dalea
genus
Dalea
Genus
false
Species:
multiflora
specific_epithet
multiflora
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
(Nutt.) Shinners
scientific_name_author
(Nutt.) Shinners
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Pottawatomie
county
Pottawatomie
County
false
Locality:
Manhattan, NE of town. Pottawatomie County State Lake No. 2. Tallgrass prairie SW of lake.
locality
Manhattan, NE of town. Pottawatomie County State Lake No. 2. Tallgrass prairie SW of lake.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Flint Hills
physiographic_province
Flint Hills
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
7/31/1990
date_collected
7/31/1990
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:
many-flowered
species_name_meaning
many-flowered
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Round-headed prairie clover
common_names
Round-headed prairie clover
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 3-8 dm long
description
Height: 3-8 dm long
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are white and bloom from July to September.
description
Species description: Flowers are white and bloom from July to September.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Perennial herb arising from a woody rootstock. The smooth stems are heavily branched and arise to form clumps. Leaves are alternate and odd-pinnately compound with 5-13 leaflets.
description
Species description: Perennial herb arising from a woody rootstock. The smooth stems are heavily branched and arise to form clumps. Leaves are alternate and odd-pinnately compound with 5-13 leaflets.
Description
false
Description:
"Habitat: Dry, rocky prairies, open, wooded hillsides, and roadsides."
description
"Habitat: Dry, rocky prairies, open, wooded hillsides, and roadsides."
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern half and south-central parts of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern half and south-central parts of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Edible uses: Native Americans sometimes ate roots.
description
Edible uses: Native Americans sometimes ate roots.
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Stems can be tied together to make brooms.
description
Other uses: Stems can be tied together to make brooms.
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:
White
color
White
Color
false