Taxon: Dalea aurea Pursh

Summary

Genus:

Dalea

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Amorpheae

Nomen number:

70220

Place of publication:

Fl. Amer. sept. 2:740. 1813 (T. Nuttall, Cat. pl. Upper Louisiana no. 29. 1813, nom. nud.)

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49811177

Comment:

although Pursh cited "Dalea aurea. Fraser. catal. 1813" in synonymy, this cannot be considered as an ascription of the name to Nuttall (the author of Fraser's catalogue) (see Shenzhen ICN Art. 46.3 & Ex. 16)
for date of this publication see Taxon 57:305. 2008

Verified:

02/17/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Parosela aurea (Pursh) Britton

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:740.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas]

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1977. Daleae imagines, an illustrated revision of Errazurizia Phil., Psorothamnus Rydb., Marina Liebm., & Dalea Lucanus emend. Barneby, including all species of Leguminosae tribe Amorpheae ever referred to Dalea. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27:567.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70220. Accessed 15 April 2026.