Common Name - White Prairie Clover
	Scientific Name - Petalostemum candida
	Family Name -  Pea or Bean (Fabaceae)
Season	Summer through early fall, perennial
Habitat	Dry and sunny prairie fields and roadsides.
Flower	Small (less than 1/4"), white with 5 petals. Individual flowers form a cylindrical head that opens from the bottom upwards.
Leaves	Alternate, pinnately compound with narrow leaflets. Leaflets number from 5 to 9. Leaflet length varies from 1" to 1 1/2".
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