Dalea candida - White prairie clover

White prairie clover (Dalea candida) is a nitrogen-fixing perennial legume of the cold semi-arid North American prairie, its sweet-tasting root chewed as food and for toothache relief.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹
• Attracting bees¹

Footnotes

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