Dalea lasiathera

 Dalea lasiathera (common name purple prairieclover), is a plant from the Southwestern United States.

Dalea lasiathera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Dalea
Species:
D. lasiathera
Binomial name
Dalea lasiathera
A. Gray

UsesEdit

Among the Zuni people, the root of is chewed as candy, especially by children. Flowers are crushed by hand and sprinkled into meat stew as a flavoring after cooking.[1]

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