Dalea aurea

Dalea aurea, commonly called golden prairie clover,^[3] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the Great Plains and southwestern United States, and in the state of Coahuila, Mexico.^[4][5] Its natural habitat is in silty or gravelly prairies, often over limestone.^[6]

Dalea aurea
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Dalea
Species:	D. aurea
Binomial name
Dalea aurea Nutt. ex Pursh
Synonyms[2]
Cylipogon capitatum Raf. Petalostemon capitatus DC. Parosela aurea (Nutt. ex Pursh) Britton Psoralea aurea (Nutt. ex Pursh) Poir.

It is an herbaceous perennial, with pinnate-compound leaves. It produces yellow flowers in spring and early summer.^[7]