SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dalea candida
COMMON NAME: White Prairie Clover
BLOOM TIME: June, July, Aug, Sept
INSECT/ANIMAL INTERACTIONS:
- Readily consumed by mammalian herbivores of all kinds because palatable & high in protein.
- It is possible that small rodents may carry the seeds to their dens.
- The nectar and pollen of the flowers attract bumblebees, Halictid bees, Plasterer bees, Sphecid wasps, Tiphiid wasps, Syrphid flies, thick-headed flies & small butterflies.