White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida oligophylla)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Dalea candida oligophylla is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.7 m (2ft 4in). It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant sweet flavour. — Root - raw or chewed for its pleasant sweet flavour.; The root can be dried, ground into a powder and stored for later use.; The peeled stems have been used as a food.; A tea-like beverage is made from the dried leaves.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry desert and alluvial soils to 2000 metres. Prairies and open wods on sandy, clayey and rocky soils. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)