Comanche Peak prairie-clover facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Comanche Peak prairie-clover |
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Dalea
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D. reverchonii
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| Dalea reverchonii (S.Watson) Shinners
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Dalea reverchonii is a special kind of flowering plant. People often call it the Comanche Peak prairie-clover. It belongs to the legume family, just like peas and beans! This plant only grows in Texas, United States. You can find it in several counties there, including Bosque, Erath, and Hood. Other counties where it grows are Johnson, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise. A person named Julien Reverchon first found this plant on top of Comanche Peak. It still grows there today!
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About the Comanche Peak Prairie-Clover
What Does It Look Like?
The Comanche Peak prairie-clover is a plant that lives for many years. It grows low to the ground, forming a flat, mat-like shape. Its leaves are smooth and divided into several smaller parts called leaflets.
This plant shows off its beautiful flowers in May and June. The flowers grow in spikes and can be pink or purplish in color.
Where Does It Grow?
This plant likes to grow in grassland areas. You can also find it in open spaces within oak woodlands. These woodlands often have many post oak trees. Sometimes, it even grows in bare spots where not many other plants can survive.
The soil it prefers is clay, which sits on top of limestone rock. Other plants that often grow near the Comanche Peak prairie-clover include:
- Aristida species
- Bouteloua rigidiseta
- Arenaria stricta
- Dalea aurea
- D. enneandra
- D. tenuis
- Evolvulus nuttallianus
- Hedeoma drummondii
- Hedyotis nigricans
- Heliotropium tenellum
- Indigofera miniata var. leptosepala
- Paronychia virginica
- Pediomelum reverchonii
- Salvia texana
- Thelesperma filifolium
How Many Are There?
As of 2013, scientists have found 69 different groups, or populations, of this plant. This means there are 69 places where the Comanche Peak prairie-clover is growing in Texas.
