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Foxtail prairie clover

Dalea leporina

Foxtail prairie clover (Dalea leporina) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes KS, MO. Hardy in zones 2b–10b.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: annual
Native range: Native to 21 U.S. states, including AL, AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN…
USDA hardiness: Zones 2b–10b
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Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Foxtail prairie clover (Dalea leporina) — *Dalea leporina* — Foxtail prairie clover. Photo via iNaturalist — (c) Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, some rights reserved (CC BY).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Foxtail prairie clover (Dalea leporina) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes KS, MO. Hardy in zones 2b–10b.

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, foxtail prairie clover pairs naturally with: Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria), Swamp verbena (Verbena hastata), Slim amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus).