Dalea pinnata is a flowering plant mostly growing in Florida. Also found in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, it is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae) and is commonly called summer farewell. A lter summer and early fall bloomer, It grows in sandhill, flatwoods and scrub habitats and blooms in late summer, attracting various pollinators. It is a larval host for Zerene cesonia.
A short-lived perennial, Dalea pinnata buds are reddish and flowers pinkish-white or lavender-white. It may reach a height of up to 2 feet (approximately 0.6 meters).Denhof, Carol. 2019. Plant Spotlight ''Dalea pinnata'' (J.F. Gmelin) Barneby var. Pinnata Summer Farewell. The Longleaf Leader. Vol. XII, Issue 3. Pg. 7.
The genus was named after Samuel Dale, a British botanist and apothecary, and pinnata refers to the pinnate leaves.https://www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-dalea-pinnata/ It is a host plant for Southern dogface butterflies (Zerene cesonia).
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