Dalea formosa explained

Dalea formosa is a semi-evergreenhttps://books.google.com/books?id=vrpaBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT165&dq=%22dalea+formosa%22%2B%22evergreen%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjajOmJjr-HAxVtQvEDHezXA8UQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q=%22dalea%20formosa%22%2B%22evergreen%22&f=false species of flowering plant in the genus Dalea, known by the common names feather dalea and featherplume;^[1] it is named for the physician Samuel Dale.^[2] The plant is native to the southern United States.^[2] It is highly tolerant of heat, cold, and drought.^{[3] [4]} It is favored by honeybees; but of much less use to most wildlife, with the exception of rabbits and deer.^{[5] [6]} Unique to most plants, it blooms all year long (with the occurrence of monsoon rainfall)^{[7] [8]} and also has a long lifespan.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Western USA wildflowers: Feather Peabush, Dalea Formosa. The American. Southwest. www.americansouthwest.net.
2. Web site: SEINet Portal Network - Dalea formosa. swbiodiversity.org.
3. Web site: Dalea formosa. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin.
4. Web site: USDA Plants Database. plants.usda.gov.
5. Web site: Plants of Texas Rangelands » Feather Dalea. rangeplants.tamu.edu.
6. [Xerces Society]
7. Web site: Blue Wildflowers - Big Bend National Park (U.S. National Park Service). www.nps.gov.
8. Web site: Dalea formosa, Indigobush, Southwest Desert Flora.